Candidate for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2022 Arizona Primary Election.
View your personalized ballot, check your voter registration, make a plan to vote, and research every name and measure on the ballot with BallotReady.
Get StartedMore than half of the school districts in Arizona are in remote or rural areas of the state. Those districts and the Indian reservations deserve to get their fair share. Current formulas used to allocate funding to rural districts are not sufficient and require reform and/or providing a stable, dedicated revenue source less reliant on the general fund or annual legislative appropriation. Learn more
Improve the public school system so it becomes a preferable choice not a default option; as in the private sector, attracting customers is done based on performance and service. Learn more
Education needs to return to the basics. For both social and economic reasons, fewer and fewer students are attending college, yet they need to be positive contributors to society and valued workers. Therefore, vocational education should be a priority. All students should be well educated about our shared American history, as well as their civic duties. Learn more
. Expand school choice options, ESA (Empowerment Scholarship Accounts) and make the process as easy and smooth as possible. Learn more
Keeping teachers’ pay low has been intentional so it can continue to be used as a campaign issue. The money is there and more of it became available through the 20% by 2020 act the Governor signed into law. The problem is that money is going to administrative positions instead of increasing teachers pay. This is an easy problem to solve, if someone actually wanted to solve it. I look forward to raising teacher’s pay once I take office. Learn more
Our Department of Education exists to serve parents and families in educating their children. Parents need the ability to review curriculum, opt their child out of instruction on sensitive topics, and access their school options. Hiding information from parents and refusing to share curriculum has been troubling to many parents. It’s against the law, and it must come to an end. Learn more
I will work to bring awareness of harmful ideology, such as Critical Race Theory and stop the conditioning of vulnerable children. Comprehensive Sex Education and Social Emotional Learning are other example of radical ideology. Learn more
Thousands of Arizona children were sent home to learn in front of screens for hours with little support - and were forced to mask when they were finally allowed to return. Many challenges lie ahead but I am committed to making decisions that prioritize the needs of children first and foremost. Learn more
Holding teachers and districts accountable, to ensure policy matters are centered around the interest of the students first. Merit based funding is imperative in order to support teacher and student excellence. Learn more
Our kids must be able to compete with their peers from other countries. Vast training in history, science, math and reading. Let’s insist on teaching cursive, limit the time students work on the computers, and encourage reading and writing. Learn more
He goal of my administration will be to funnel funds to programs that work while eliminating failing programs. The practice of adding new programs and wasting more money on what isn’t working for decades has not served our children well. Learn more
View your personalized ballot, check your voter registration, make a plan to vote, and research every name and measure on the ballot with BallotReady.