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This year, more than 20,000 students will return to schools with 9th Grade On-Track programs due to $3.4 million of grant funding included in the Fiscal Year 2026 budget. This is up from 4,900 students during the 2025-2026 school year who attended schools with 9th Grade On-Track programs. Districts with newly implemented or expanded 9th Grade On-Track programs include Holbrook Unified, Mesa Public Schools, J.O. Combs Unified, Tolleson Union, Casa Grande Union, and Apache Junction Unified. These […]
Campaign to feature investment in all 30 legislative districts leading up to Election Day Today, Stand for Children Arizona launched Growing Arizona, a new multi-platform campaign to define early childhood as the most important issue on the ballot this November. The Growing Arizona campaign comes at a time when polling conducted by Tulchin Research found that 56% of Arizonans support expanding the Child Tax Credit to […]
Here’s your quick June wrap-up for Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Paradise Valley, Scottsdale, Peoria, and Tucson school districts: School Board Members: Courtney Davis, Lacy Chaffee, Sharon Benson, Marcie Hutchinson, and Rachel Walden School Board Members: Patti Serrano, Barb Mozdzen, Claudia Mendoza, Kurt Rhors, and Ryan Heap School Board Members: Jessie Brainard, Chad Thompson, Dr. Blake Robison, Jill Humpherys, Shana Murray School Board Members: Sandra Christensen, Anne Greenberg, Dr. Amanda Lim, Jessica Wani, and Tony […]
Stand for Children Arizona Executive Director Rebecca Gau released the following statement about Governor Hobbs signing HB 2265 into law on Friday, June 19th. HB 2265 would eliminate court fees for jury trials, public defenders, and appeals. “We are grateful to Governor Hobbs and the Arizona legislature for eliminating fees that create barriers for Arizonans to access their constitutional rights. The right to […]
Stand for Children Arizona Executive Director Rebecca Gau released the following statement about Arizona’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget that passed out of the legislature yesterday. “We applaud Governor Hobbs and legislative leadership for working to make Arizona more affordable for working families. Their inclusion of a child tax credit and continuing to fund child care subsidies are wins. However, we are disappointed in what was not included […]
Here’s your quick May wrap-up for Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Paradise Valley, Scottsdale, Peoria, and Tucson school districts: School Board Members: Courtney Davis, Lacy Chaffee, Sharon Benson, Marcie Hutchinson, and Rachel Walden School Board Members: Patti Serrano, Barb Mozdzen, Claudia Mendoza, Kurt Rhors, and Ryan Heap School Board Members: Jessie Brainard, Chad Thompson, Dr. Blake Robison, Jill Humpherys, Shana Murray School Board Members: Sandra Christensen, Anne Greenberg, Dr. Amanda Lim, Jessica Wani, and Tony […]
