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Today is my first day at
@TheNVIndy
. I'll be covering pre-K-12 education issues from across Nevada. I'm excited to get started, and I am hoping to count on the community for help finding stories, and hearing your prospectives all things
#nved
but first a little about me
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10 days. That's all it took for the Ash Fork School District to go from great first week of school to cancelling classes due to COVID cases.
The superintendent's warning to other districts: "Be ready."
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This morning, the
@tucsonunified
governing board voted to followed other Phoenix districts lead in implementing a mask requirement.
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Utah voters are waiting for a chance to meet
@JulianCastro
at the Centro Cívico in Salt Lake City
#utpol
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✨🎤 SOME PERSONAL NEWS 🎤✨
Next Friday (2/11) will be my last day at
@kjzzphoenix
. I'm hoping to keep this thread short, and not too sappy, but I do want to take time to say what an honor it’s been to cover education issues in AZ during a historical and difficult two years 1/5
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JUST In: Another Phoenix school district,
@OsbornSchools
, has announced it will requiring masks. That makes three with the
@PhoenixUnion
and
@phxschools
. The Roosevelt also has a discussion on masks on its agenda tonight.
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Parents in support of educators at
@ScottsdaleUSD
showed up in full force at tonight's meeting. 1 parent, Dr. Susanna Hughes, said young children experience racism. She says if they're old enough to experience than, then kids are old enough to learn about how not to be racist
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Next school year,
@CHSWolvesAZ
will offer two new electives focused on African American and Mexican American history. More than half of the school's students identify as Black or Latino
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.
@JulianCastro
: "I came here to SLC because I want you to know that I believe in everybody’s help. I made a pledge to visit all 50 states in this campaign. I want to be a president for all Americans. I went to Puerto Rico to let them know we would not fail them again
#utpol
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.
@NAU
announces it will follow ASU's lead and require masks in classrooms and other settings, as well as start random mitigation testing. Story to come
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.
@GlendaleUnionAZ
has joined other districts in requiring masks for all staff, students and visitors, citing the surge of COVID cases due to the omicron variant. Prior to this, masks had been optional. Statement:
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I am happy to say I am moving on to cover more pre-K-12 education stories at another news organization that I have long admired and deeply respect:
@TheNVIndy
. Not only will be able to work another great team, but I'll also be able to cover my hometown, and be with my family 4/5
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The Roosevelt School District
@RSDNo66
has voted unanimously to require masks in schools. The board says data shows this is necessary at this time. And its students (pre-K thru 8th grade) are too young for vaccine. This makes a total of AZ four school districts with mandates
JUST In: Another Phoenix school district,
@OsbornSchools
, has announced it will requiring masks. That makes three with the
@PhoenixUnion
and
@phxschools
. The Roosevelt also has a discussion on masks on its agenda tonight.
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.
@uarizona
says its vaccine appointments are going unfilled. Every day, the UA POD has 100-200 appointments open. The university says its going to recommend state officials open up COVID vaccine for everyone. The university is also urging anyone who wants vaccine to come get one
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Inbox:
@NSEAOnline
announces Schools over Stadiums has filed a referendum petition seeking to
repeal the state tax funding dedicated to stadium bonds in Senate Bill 1 from the 35th Special Session.
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.
@Supt_Hoffman
is announcing the launch of the Arizona Teacher Residency Program to address the state’s teacher shortage. She says neither Phoenix nor AZ has ever had a program like this. It will start in a few local districts and then branch out to rural area
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Today was a big day for sisters Adora and Violet, ages 11 and 9. I tagged along to their vaccine appt and even went with them to Petsmart to pick their reward for being so brave — a new pet hamster. Look out for my story about kids getting vaxxed, and a hamster’s new home
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To say today has been a tough is an understatement, waiting all day to see which staff members would be laid off, and who would remain. The Indy would not be what it is w/o all the talented people I've been so lucky to work w/. Hoping they all get scooped up soon.
"I am committed as I ever have been, and I know the staff is, too. I have never believed in anything more than I do in The Indy, the people who make it what it is and the mission we all have embraced." Via
@RalstonReports
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Today, I'm celebrating my 2-year anniversary with
@TheNVIndy
. Ever since I went into journalism, it was always my dream to write stories about the community I grew up in. So happy that
@RalstonReports
@elizthompsn
took a chance on me and allowed me to do just that. 1/3
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.
@phxschools
which serves 5,550 pre-k thru eighth grade students, most not old enough to get the COVID vaccine, joins
@PhoenixUnion
in mandating masks despite state law.
Now that
@phxschools
has joined
@PhoenixUnion
in a mask mandate, it is time for
@mpsaz
@ChandlerUnified
@TUHSD_News
@tucsonunified
@FlagstaffUSD1
@OsbornSchools
@MadisonAZ
School Boards to step up for the safety of their students!
#MaskUpSchools
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Taking some well-deserved time off work. Starting my vacation off strong with this strawberry cheesecake in honor of my birthday later this month. See you all in two-weeks.
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NEW:
@SteveYeagerNV
has sent a letter to the CCSD school board asking them to terminate Supt Jara's contract, a week after Jara refused Yeager's call for his resignation. Read more:
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Third-generation AZ teacher
@elise_villescaz
on why she chose to leave the classroom
“To be told ... to return to schools before a vaccine was widely distributed, for me that was a moment when I felt not only defunded and devalued, but dehumanized."
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The Arizona Students’ Association is launching a ballot initiative today that aims to make higher education “nearly as free as possible.” Tune into
@kjzzphoenix
The Show to hear more details.
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Today is my 1-year anniversary at
@kjzzphoenix
. While didn't go as I had imagined it, I'm very proud of the stories I've been able to tell during this time. Here are some of my favorites. First up, an ASU grad that overcome the odds to reach commencement
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Birthday parties, eating out at Red Robin, going to school maskless and hanging out with maskless friends are some of the reason Arizona kids 5-11 say they are getting vaccinated. Hear their voices here:
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@ScottsdaleUSD
Another parent came out to advocate in favor of masks. She says her daughter has an IEP, but won't be able to get the most out of her school if masks are made optional.
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In 2022, AZ voters will get decided if they want to overturn a policy that bars undocumented students, including DACA recipients, from accessing in-state tuition rates at our public college and universities. This policy has led some students to leave AZ
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I'm excited to get started covering pre-K-12 education news in Nevada. So pls send over any recs on people to follow, and issues to cover 🧐
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Biden has arrived at Democratic Party’s fundraising event in Tournament Hills community in Summerlin. The event will have approximately 65 attendees, and raise over $1 million for the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Grassroots Victory Fund.
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Be an education reporter they said, it'll be fun they said. Me this week:
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"Children now represent about 25% of cases, up from 10% during the winter 2020 outbreak."
This is the first time in the pandemic Arizona has seen pediatric cases climb so quickly.
Story from
@KDYJournalist
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.
@Nicole4Nevada
joining Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager in calling for Jara's resignation/termination. In her statement, she says majority of CCSD school board is not keeping Jara admin accountable and a significant admin reform is needed.
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More school districts are requiring masks. The Catalina Foothills district (
@CFSD16
),
@KyreneSchools
,
@TempeElementary
@TUHSD_News
have announced they will require masks starting tomorrow. This is in response to a ruling in PXU case
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Wow looks like
@PhoenixUnion
is requiring mask wearing indoors when school starts on Monday. This might be the first school district that is going to defy the new state law that bans public schools from requiring face coverings
PXU Families, please see below for our updated mask requirements for the first day of school next Monday, August 2.
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The Nevada Department of Education is launching a website that will allow the public to see how more than $1.5 billion in federal relief funds also known as ESSER are being spent on education in the state.
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A Latino will lead
@NAU
for the first time. Here's why that's significant:
🍎25% of NAU students identify as Latino
🍎Latinos make up about half of K-12 public schools students in AZ
🍎Nationwide only 17% of college presidents are racial minorities. Just 4% are Latino
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10 days. That's all it took for the Ash Fork School District to go from great first week of school to cancelling classes due to COVID cases.
The superintendent's warning to other districts: "Be ready."
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.
@AZRegents
has just voted to appoint Dr. Jose Luis Cruz as the 17th
@NAU
President and first Latino to serve in this role. His start date is June 14. Cruz says he could not be more proud and excited. He's planning on hitting the ground learning
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Last week, Gov.
@dougducey
launched a grant program that's meant to incentive districts, charters to NOT impose mask requirements.
“We are going to spend the money in schools that are serious about education and getting kids caught up," he said.
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In other AZ education news: Gov. Doug Ducey has signed the Holocaust Education bill spearheaded by Rep.
@almaforarizona
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NEW: The governor's office says
@KyreneSchools
and
@TUHSD_News
are not eligible for the first round of the Education Plus Up grant program. It says the districts submitted documents "suggested inaccurately" that masks were optional.
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Made it to my first
@CCSD_Trustees
meeting. I’ll be live tweeting the meeting. One father is addressing the board on school violence. He says his son was hurt at school Jan 10 and hasn’t heard from board
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@WashoeSchools
announces its reached a "unprecedent" tentative contract agreement with
@WEAToday
, the bargaining unit for WCSD teachers.
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This morning, NPR aired a small part of my interview with Violet, a Phoenix 9-year-old who recently got her first dose of Pfizer's COVID vaccine for young kids. Her mom told me only her big sis, 11, felt a side effect -- a sore arm
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As
@dougducey
feuds with
@PeoriaUnified11
over its quarantine policy for unvaccinated students, data from
@Maricopahealth
shows the district has high COVID-19 transmission level.
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Thanks so much to all the parents, students and educators that have shared their stories with me and KJZZ listeners. I've loved every story I've covered here, and had so many more stories I had hoped to tell about education in AZ 2/5
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🚨🚨 PERSONAL NEWS 🚨🚨 After yesterday’s snowstorm, I’m so happy (and relieved) to announce that I will be returning to sunny Arizona soon to be a reporter at
@kjzzphoenix
. Sadly that means I’m going to leave snowy Utah. My last day at
@KUER
is next week 1/X
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"When the Legislature decided to cram mask mandate prohibitions and other pet laws into budget bills, they showed a craven disregard for public health and the legislative process. We are counting on the courts to right this wrong," said
@AZBethLewis
, one of the plaintiffs.
Education advocates have filed a lawsuit against legislation that prohibits mask mandates in Arizona’s K-12 public schools, colleges and universities.
@rociohzz
reports.
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And thanks to all my coworkers and people that make KJZZ such a great place to work at. You all really made me feel at home, and it was an honor working among such talented people. 3/5
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NEWS: Jara to ask board to buy out contract, story coming soon.
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Although NV doesn’t have any state standards on superintendent searches, State Supt Jhone Ebert urged CCSD school board follow best practices which includes transparency & public input.
“I want them to listen to their community … that's what they were elected to do,”she said.
A proposal to appoint a new Clark County superintendent without a comprehensive search and public interviews has sparked outrage among those who say it’s not transparent and excludes community input.
@rociohzz
reports:
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State Board of Edu President Felicia Ortiz says Gov. Joe Lombardo has reappointed Jhone Ebert as Superintendent of Public Instruction which spares the board from doing a job search just before the start of the legislative session
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Super excited to launch this K-12 education newsletter and expand our coverage
If you're a parent of a Nevada student, an educator, an administrator, or just want to keep up with the latest K-12 education news, we have a brand-new newsletter just for you!
@rociohzz
's Indy Education newsletter will launch Tuesday. Sign up here:
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The Flagstaff Education Association says
@FlagstaffUSD1
is going to require masks. The district governing board had a meeting tonight but no official statement yet from district.
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.
@PhoenixUnion
was the first district to go against the governor and the state Legislature, and implement a mask requirement before the law was scheduled to take effect. It says it will continue to enforce mask wearing.
Please see the statement below regarding the Arizona Supreme Court’s decision this afternoon.
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Tucson teacher Jim Byrne came up to the Capitol to speak out against these bills. He says they undermine the will of voters who passed Prop 208 and defeated Prop 305 which would have extended vouchers. He says these bill take away money schools need
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I know the CCEA/CCSD contract dispute is the big story today, but wanted to take a moment to highlight our edu newsletter. I profiled a longtime concession manager at Carson High School who kept working the snack bar even as he underwent cancer treatments
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HUGE NEWS: Arizona opening up COVID vaccine to all starting this Wednesday
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.
@ArizonaEA
prez Joe Thomas says majority of members who participated in a recent survey said the proposed budget won’t benefit students. 98% see Invest in Ed act as an asset and hope the state will leave it untouched
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The protest against school violence at CCSD schools is underway. Protestors chanting they want schools, now.
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Today is a big day for AZ education news. Around 2 p.m.,
@Supt_Hoffman
will give her annual State of Education address to the Senate Education Committee. You can watch from home here:
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Lately, I've been writing a lot about the concerns of rising COVID cases as Arizona students go back to school. Now I want to hear from students about what they are looking forward to the most this new school year.
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.
@marissaaevans
: "If you are covering healthcare, and not reporting on race you are not doing your job."
#DBEISymposium
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Ducey is also offering students at schools with masking, isolation and quarantine voucher-like funds.
@AZBethLewis
saw this as part of Ducey's "long standing agenda to privatize public education, to take public dollars and put them in private schools.”
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This means at least 5 AZ school districts are requiring masks despite a state law that prohibits this. But mask requirements do follow recs from state and fed health officials. A court hearing on a lawsuit against one district is starting in less than an hour. Stay tuned
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Arizona students are coming back to school from winter break this week. Any education stories you suggest
@kjzzphoenix
cover? Let me know at rhernandez
@kjzz
.org.
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The
@USTreasury
has responded to
@RepGregStanton
letter yesterday which asked if
@dougducey
could use COVID relief funds to pay for programs that essentially punish K-12 public schools with COVID mitigation strategies. Answer below
After my letter to Secretary Yellen yesterday, I appreciate that
@USTreasury
has sent a clear warning: using federal funds to subsidize the spread of COVID within our schools is a violation of the law. I hope Governor Ducey will reconsider his dangerous plan.
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Jara is expected to announce to his staff and school board trustees today that he intends to ask the board to buy out his contract:
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Tonight
@USGTempe
is discussing legislation related to the spread of COVID-19 among the campus community. They've already passed one resolution in support of ending in-person classes. Now they are discussing another asking admin to regularly release COVID data.
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@SpencerJCox
showing off his Spanish speaking skills at the town hall and got cheers. “Estoy muy frustrado con nuestra nación. Estamos muy divididos. Aquí en Utah somos diferentes.”
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.
@LGCanoBurkhead
announced this morning she's filing a bill draft request that, if passed by the Legislature, would allow counties and certain cities to appoint additional members to their county school boards.
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Another district joining growing list of AZ public schools requiring masks. This makes 20 districts that I know of doing this, according to my tally
Revised Mask Regulation for Indoors Only, Effective Thursday, August 19, 2021 |
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A copy of Jara's resignation letter is out on board docs. It will be discussed at a Feb. 7 work session
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In the letter, Yeager says instead of addressing concerns within the district, Jara responds by launching a "personal political attack" against Yeager.
“That type of rhetoric only amplifies my concern," he writes.
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Phoenix educators and community members rallied before school on Monday calling on the AZ leg to address and solve the state's aggregated expenditure limit on K-12 public schools.
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“Food insecurity is just like the start of the needs, and if someone's struggling with getting food on the table, nine times out of 10 they're struggling with other things as well,” said Nellie Vega with
@thejust1project
on a new resource at Garside MS:
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There was lots of news last week so I am late to this:
@MiamiUnifiedSch
district in Gila County has started to require masks in schools today. This is the first AZ district in a rural area that I have heard of to require face coverings. Pls correct me if I am wrong.
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