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Op EdArizona Republic |
The University of Arizona has a deep set of assets, but years of weak leadership and the changing environment of American higher education have...
After the November general election, Arizona schools began fielding questions from students and families about the impacts of Arizona Proposition...
We unite our voices to express our grave concern over America’s failure to update our immigration system and the threat of mistreatment of...
There’s a uniqueness to Hanukkah this year, as candles will be lit starting in 2024 and ending in 2025. The message could not be clearer for all of...
Arizona’s $30.9 billion agriculture business depends on farmworkers, a large majority of which are foreign laborers holding one of more than...
The election is over, but the work to build a bright future for Arizona isn’t. Elections matter, but they are only part of the story. There is...
As the Democratic Party tries to figure out why it took such a bruising last month, let me tell you what went wrong after working on various...
San Tan Heights, a public school serving students in pre-K through eighth grade in Queen Creek, has made major academic progress since the...
Arizona is a state of immense potential. Our economy is surging, our population is growing, and our future is bright. But to keep this momentum...
It’s been a year since Arizona native and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor passed. As our nation faces the challenges of deep...
It started with a big bag of leftover Halloween candy. Not wanting the temptation, I lugged it to the school one block from my house, certain my...
Everyone wants to wax philosophically about Thanksgiving. This is the day to count your blessings, we say. Put aside your differences. Stop talking...
Arizona’s election workers have once again proven themselves to be the backbone of our democracy. Their tireless commitment to processing votes...
At my Thanksgiving table this year, we’ll avoid politics. I’ll ask that each guest tell of a random act of kindness we received from a...
This is no time for American journalists to cower or retreat, with a president-elect showing an authoritarian streak in so many disturbing ways. If...
Proposition 314 passed handily. We knew this was coming because a majority of Arizona voters, including Latinos, told us in the run-up to the Nov....
Within the next few weeks, a decision on a groundbreaking water policy will lay the foundation for how development occurs in Arizona. It will...
Elvia Díaz, a respected journalist, leader and well-known champion for justice, recently leveled a harsh rebuke at Gov. Katie Hobbs. Díaz...
The nurses, doctors and care teams at Phoenix Children’s bring hope and healing to countless families each year, including many grateful AZ Blue...
Blue Cross Blue Shield has publicly implied that their offer to keep Phoenix Children’s as an in-network care provider was generous and would...
Despite the tears, the anger and the hand-wringing, there is a path forward for the Democratic Party. We must get our voters back. There are many...
As the Biden administration closes cases and clears its books, it’s time for his Department of Education to end its bizarre witch hunt against...
Are Latinos the new soccer moms? With emotions still raw, and finger pointing and head scratching continuing over the 2024 election and the Latino...
As Arizona political junkies feverishly refresh their screens for the remaining votes to be counted, the early numbers reveal one reason Donald...
Elections are a cornerstone of our democracy, ensuring every voice is heard and every perspective has a platform. Yet, the democratic process looks...
Arizona is often portrayed by the national press as an extremist state where partisanship and political division reign. Who doesn’t have that...
Proposition 140, styled the “Make Elections Fair Arizona Act,” proposes to overhaul the electoral system by eliminating party primaries,...
Arizona voters face myriad choices this November, among them whether to reopen a dark — and costly — chapter of our state’s recent history....
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump don’t agree on much, but there is one opinion the bitter rivals share. They love Arizona. I doubt it’s our...
In football, there’s a statistic called “time of possession.” Whichever offense controls the ball the longest usually wins the game. In...
The closure of the Navajo Generating Station (NGS) in 2019 marked a significant economic shift on the Navajo Nation. Some 90% of NGS employees were...
Every noncitizen voter dilutes the vote of a citizen voter. In Arizona, there could be as many as 218,000 who fit into the first category. In a...
I was on back-to-school mom-duty every fall for more than two decades, with three children now well into adulthood. I fulfilled teacher wish lists...