Re: Differences between PHX and Tucson

Hey, everyone -- consider THIS: There are no NCATE-accredited
teacher preparation institutions in AZ (although I have my fingers
crossed that NAU gets through the process successfully),

Arizona is a Right To Work (for a low wage) state which translates
into low wages,

And -- not only does the state superintendent of Public Schools
never have to have been a teacher---- those sneaky-Petes at the capitol
just passed legislation that says that the Superintendent of the School
District does not have to be a certified teacher.

Hmmm --- sounds suspiciously like a couple of things --- that the ABCTE
slam-dunk certification thing is only a vote away (look it up -- it's
offensive) -- and that Certain Politicians think that traditional
public schools are a thing of the past and are hoping to further the
Charter School Movement ( Were their budgetary losses as significant as
ours? Nope)

So -- in essence -- I agree with the very first poster about this -- in
that these fools got voted in --- (and there are red/blue reasons
behind it because people here aren't necessarily "issues" voters --
they vote the Party Lines.

What we need are Viable Pro-Public Education Candidates for elected
offices and we need to get behind them with votes to win!

Every educational decision is a political decision. Always will be.

On a side note -- a former teacher is running for State Superintendent
of Public Schools -- check her out!!

Penny Kotterman for AZ Superintendent of Public Instruction

On 9/30/09, Think about it wrote:
> It's not the "schools" per se it's the TEACHER EDUCATION down
> here! Do you know how many Professional Development days I've gone
> to where I started to roll my eyes thinking "But, I've already been
> trained with this several years ago"????? It's shameful.
> The 'south' has always been slower than other parts of the nation.
> Just a fact. And not just in education.
>
> You cannot say blue vs red is why things are bad. I came from a
> blue state and while it wasn't as bad as AZ education (not even
> near it), there are still some pretty messed up things because that
> state is a "blue" state for the most part.
>
>
> On 9/29/09, AZsucks wrote:
>> I agree that AZ is awful, and terribly far behind in many
>> areas. The schools are at least a year or so behind Michigan,
>> and I find many people in general to be less educated here.
>> That is one of the many reasons I am leaving.
>>
>> The schools are poorly run, and lacking many resources. The
>> teacher quality is the worst I have ever seen! They are almost
>> last when it comes to education. I didn't believe how bad the
>> schools are until I saw it with my own eyes.
>>
>> On 9/29/09, Your post is not logical. wrote:
>>> By your reasoning, education in red states should be all bad
>>> and education in blue states should be all good. So how do
>>> you explain the many states that violate this rule of yours?
>>>
>>> On 9/29/09, former Vermonter wrote:
>>>> I've read a lot of posts about how bad AZ is and how great
>>>> New England is and truthfully folks AZ has made their own
>>>> bed and now they have to lie in it. You voted this state
>>>> legislature in people. WHY? It's sad but true but a large
>>>> part of this state is "Red" and YES it does make a
>>>> difference. If you come from a "BLUE" state you see
>>>> EVERYTHING different because things are different. Respect,
>>>> integrity, and education Wake up AZ Vote the creeps out and
>>>> if you don't you have no one to blame but yourselves...
>>>