Madeleine Parrish

RT @helenrummel: Arizona is showing signs of recovery in FAFSA completion this year after last year's widespread glitches and delays. The…

RT @mpolletta: NEW: 2,000+ AZ children have been waitlisted for state child care aid, a number expected to climb as more apps are processed…

RT @ClaraMigoya: In Tucson, small-scale produce growers get wholesale opportunities, and children eat more local, fresh food at the school…

Arizona lawmakers this week advanced a bill that would allow volunteer chaplains to serve students in public schools. Similar legislation has been enacted in Florida, Texas & Louisiana & introduced in other states. https://t.co/UUShDSamr1

RT @dannowicki: "Arizona lawmakers advance bill to allow volunteer chaplains in public schools." (via @maddieparrish61) https://t.co/Qs1cf4…

RT @maryjpitzl: ‘The starting point’: AZ lawmakers unveil plan to continue extra funding for K-12 teachers https://t.co/GHSEx8BP4D via @azc…

AZ Attorney General says she’ll soon provide guidance to schools following federal immigration policy changes👇 The AZ Education Department has said it would not offer formal guidance following Trump admin’s rescission of policy that had barred immigration enforcement at schools

AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @AZAGMayes

I will be releasing guidance in the coming days to make sure AZ schools and colleges have the information they need to act in accordance with the law while keeping students safe and in-school.

RT @helenrummel: NEW: An ASU student group with ties to white supremacy says they will be encouraging classmates to report their peers to I…

“We are on day two of educators showing up to work without pay,” says Marisol Garcia, president of AEA, a statewide educators’ union. Says Isaac educators are awaiting payment after a solution passed last night & that AEA is collecting donations for emergency needs of staff.

Marisol Garcia @MarisolGarciaAZ

#SaveIsaacSchools THURSDAY Jan 30th update!! Updated link tree https://t.co/DJhfGQHBQQ https://t.co/shF8n8I18Z

Unbound Academy is set to open in Arizona this fall as a publicly funded charter school that will teach students core instruction with artificial intelligence, rather than teachers. It has been rejected in four states, most recently in Pennsylvania: https://t.co/29LuVSaVGr

Maddie Parrish @maddieparrish61

Yesterday, Arizona greenlit the opening of virtual charter school where kids will spend just two hours per day on academics & learn core content from artificial intelligence-powered platforms, rather than teachers. New from me: https://t.co/e7qBKi7dxW

After a lease-leaseback agreement was approved last night, a neighboring school district will essentially loan Isaac Elementary — which has been unable to pay staff this week after going millions in debt — $25 million over 12yrs. https://t.co/icLQvbgwnD

NEW: The Isaac Elementary School District may get funds to help cover its debt & payroll costs from a neighboring school district. The Tolleson Union HS District's school board is set to vote tonight on a max $25m lease-purchase agreement w/ Isaac. https://t.co/mNrBD6noAZ

RT @jillbarshay: This chart encapsulates today's NAEP Score report. Only high achieving kids are making some catch up progress, the bottom…

Arizona students’ reading scores declined in the 2024 nation’s report card, while math scores stagnated after having fallen in 2022. 47% of AZ 4th grade students scored below the test’s “basic” achievement level in reading. https://t.co/gmUoCSvyVK.

Isaac Elementary School District educators voted tonight to show up to work Wednesday, despite not being paid on time this wk, as the Leg works toward a solution to keep the district open amid a major financial crisis. https://t.co/Zdfbronlfh