The Schools’ War on Arizona’s Children: Part 2 Online Charter Schools
Some Arizona parents, disgusted with the diabolical determination of their local schools to bully their children into taking the highly controversial AzMERIT exam, are considering online education for their children.
Think again. Online charter schools are worse. The extra harsh treatment is completely legal, based on ARS 15-808(B). The online charters are merely “following orders” as dictated by Arizona’s legislators. “If a pupil fails to comply with the testing requirements and the school administers the tests pursuant to this subsection to less than ninety-five percent of the pupils in Arizona online instruction, the pupil shall not be allowed to participate in Arizona online instruction.”
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Opt Out Bill Dies In Arizona Senate
Senators Lynne Pancrazi, David Bradley, and Barbara McGuire shocked constituents on Monday when they reversed their opposition to high-stakes testing and joined a handful of Republicans in killing Sen. Sylvia Allen’s “opt out” bill. The chambers of commerce were the primary opponents to the bill that would have affirmed a parent’s right to opt their children out of high-stakes testing.
The senators supported parents and classroom teachers last year, when they voted in support of Rep. Chris Ackerly’s “opt out” bill.
Sen. Bob Worsley, Steve Pierce, Jeff Dial, and Adam Driggs are the chambers’ go-to-crony capitalists and they held sway over Sen. John Kavanagh, a former police officer who is best known for his strident opposition to civil liberties, and Sen. Debbie Lesko, best known for being a stooge for anti-corporate tax lobbyists.
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