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#Higley celebrates straight-A campuses as officials review state school grades  www.yourvalley.net/gilbert-inde...

the #Arizona Department of Education awarded every Higley campus an A.

#PublicSchools - the best.
Higley celebrates straight-A campuses as officials review state school grades  - Gilbert Independent
Higley Unified School District leaders celebrated another year of strong academic performance after the Arizona Department of Education awarded every Higley campus an A.   During a …
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November 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Voucher lobbyists twist the truth to push privatization – but here are the FACTS:

✅ The average AZ ESA voucher is $10,349, not $7500.

✅ Vouchers will cost a total of over $1 billion this year alone.

✅ Vouchers do not save taxpayers money
November 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
💍Your tax dollars are being funneled to ESA vouchers to buy millions of dollars worth of luxury items, while neighborhood public schools are being shuttered 😡

AZ public schools are closing at an alarming rate. Meanwhile, the off-the-rails universal ESA voucher program has hit a cost of $1B a year.
November 26, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Arizona public schools teach according to rigorous state science standards, but in voucher-funded private schools, they can (and do) use our taxpayer dollars to teach pseudoscience, such as creationism and flat earth theory.
November 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
The Trump administration’s first attempt at transferring a $1.4B career education program from the US Dept. of Education to the Labor Dept. has already been a disaster. “The shift is like asking states to fly with no air traffic control.” 😡
November 25, 2025 at 1:49 AM
After years of the Arizona legislature defunding local public schools and pushing universal ESA vouchers through, many districts are being forced to cut their already bare-bones budgets.

💸 What is the total voucher drain in YOUR local district? Find out here: bit.ly/VoucherDrain
November 24, 2025 at 10:47 PM
AZ Supt of Public Instruction Tom Horne is using the Trump administration's anti-DEIA executive order as a pretext to dismantle culturally relevant teaching standards & bilingual education standards – initiatives he’s been attacking for decades 😡

More on this and K-12 news @ bit.ly/Nov24EdReport
November 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Where to find a free #Thanksgiving turkey, meal items in metro #Phoenix www.kjzz.org/kjzz-news/20...
#Arizona

Pls repost so many can take advantage of this.
Where to find a free Thanksgiving turkey, meal items in metro Phoenix
Here are some organizations in metro Phoenix and southern Arizona providing free meals and food ahead of the holiday.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
TODAY @ 3pm: Join the #TeamSOSAZ virtual voter registration phonebank! ☎️ We need your help to call new voters and get them registered. No experience necessary—we provide all the training and tools!

Sign up now to get the Zoom link ➡️ mobilize.us/s/gWxktr
November 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
😡 Supt. Horne overreaches on so-called “DEI”
❌ Trump guts the Dept. of Ed
📣 It’s time to get loud in defense of our public school students & educators

Use our newest #WeeklyEdReport to get the facts and find ways to make your voice heard: bit.ly/Nov24EdReport
November 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
AZ students, educators, and public schools are under attack — from threats to special education & English language learners, to federal funding freezes & the siphoning of $1B for private school vouchers.

✍️ Subscribe to SOSAZ’s Substack page to keep up with the latest K-12 news: sosaz.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
After years of the Arizona legislature defunding local public schools and forcing in ESA vouchers, many districts are being forced to cut their already bare-bones budgets.

In 2024, ESA vouchers drained $40M from Mesa, $32M from Chandler, and $28M from Gilbert.
November 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
😠 Supt. Tom Horne is pushing to gut critical components of AZ teaching and bilingual education standards, using Trump’s anti-DEI Executive Order as an excuse to continue his decades-long attacks.

🗣️ SPEAK UP: Use our email to raise your voice and stop this overreach: bit.ly/StopDEIoverreach
November 21, 2025 at 12:08 AM
At SOSAZ Network, we aren't just dreaming of a future where every Arizona child has access to a free, well-resourced neighborhood public school – we're actively working toward it every single day!

💪🍎 Join 1000 Strong for Public Education - become a sustaining donor today: bit.ly/1000strongAZ
November 20, 2025 at 8:42 PM
🗳️ TODAY @ 6:00PM: Join #TeamSOSAZ for a virtual voter registration training, you will learn the ins & outs of helping register voters in your community! No experience necessary to get started.

Register for the Zoom link ➡️ www.mobilize.us/sosarizona/e...
November 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
😠 Supt. Tom Horne is pushing to gut critical components of AZ teaching and bilingual education standards, using Trump’s anti-DEI Executive Order as an excuse to continue his decades-long attacks.

📣 The AZ State Board of Ed will vote on these changes Dec. 8th – SPEAK UP! ➡️ bit.ly/StopDEIoverreach
November 20, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Arizona is seeing a devastating wave of school closures across the state, driven in large part by school vouchers 😡

azcapitoltimes.com/news/2025/11...
November 20, 2025 at 12:12 AM
AZ's legislature has defunded K-12 schools to the bone. Now, if local districts don't pass bonds or overrides, the voucher drain hits them doubly hard 😞

In 2024, ESA vouchers drained $29M from Peoria, $14M from Higley, & $4M from Crane - all of which recently failed to pass local funding measures.
November 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
📆 TODAY @ 5:30pm: Join SOSAZ for an impactful deep canvassing training session where you’ll learn to have powerful, meaningful conversations with voters!

Register for this virtual training ➡️ mobilize.us/sosarizona/event/797012
November 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
🚨 BREAKING: The Trump Administration is moving to dismantle the US Department of Ed. “The Education Department plans to announce Tuesday that it will move multiple parts of the agency to other federal departments, an unprecedented and unilateral effort to dismantle an agency created by Congress.”😡
November 19, 2025 at 1:38 AM
The AZ’s legislature’s chronic lack of school funding and universal ESA vouchers are hitting AZ rural schools particularly hard 😔

📰 Read the full article: patagoniaregionaltimes.org/patagonia-sc...
November 19, 2025 at 12:11 AM
La legislatura de AZ ha recortado drásticamente los fondos de las escuelas K-12. Ahora, el programa de vouchers ESA costará más de mil millones de dólares al año mientras las escuelas locales cierran😞

💸¿Cuánto #DrenanLosVouchers de tu distrito escolar local? Descúbrelo aquí: bit.ly/VoucherDrain
November 18, 2025 at 10:51 PM
🗳️☎️ TODAY at 5:30 PM: Join #TeamSOSAZ for our virtual voter registration phonebank. We'll be calling new voters to help them register. No experience is needed—we provide all the training and tools!

Sign up here to get the Zoom link ➡️ mobilize.us/s/gWxktr
November 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This week marks 50 years of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) — a landmark civil rights law that opened school doors for millions of children 🙌

But that promise is under threat by the Trump administration.
November 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
🔥 MUST READ: After this year’s bond and override election, Superintendent Wyman of the JO Combs school district shared a poignant reflection and call to action in support of public education.

Read his full reflection: wymang.substack.com/p/celebratin...
November 17, 2025 at 11:07 PM