Students First Coalition

Supporting conservative school board candidates in AZ who champion parental rights, transparency, and higher academic achievement to drive meaningful reform!

[Students First Coalition @azstudentsfirst]

Empty halls. Empty buses. Full invoices.
AZ enrollment down. Space, buses, and capital spending up. CSI: 78M unused sq ft. $12.2B idle.
Put dollars where students actually are.
#StudentsFirst

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[Students First Coalition @azstudentsfirst]

Students First Coalition PAC endorses Stephen Hayes for the Casa Grande Union High School District Governing Board. As a parent, former educator, and problem solver, he promotes students, works with parents, and prioritizes fiscal responsibility, transparency, and safe schools.

[Students First Coalition @azstudentsfirst]

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is one of the strongest parental rights laws on the books. Parents of kids with disabilities have real power over evaluations, services, and records, not the school. Know the law. Protect your child. #IDEA #ParentalRights

[America First Legal @America1stLegal]

🚨DEFEND PARENTAL RIGHTS: AFL has added a new toolkit to its Parent and Student Action Center to empower parents of children with disabilities to defend their rights and protect their kids in school.

[Students First Coalition @azstudentsfirst]

Don’t let Arizona become California. Demand fiscal responsibility and accountability in your districts.

[Defense of Freedom Institute @DFIPolicy]

A California superintendent is pocketing more than $500,000 a year as field trips and key faculty positions are on the chopping block. DFI's @AngelaLMorabito dissects the Fresno Unified School District's misplaced priorities.

[Students First Coalition @azstudentsfirst]

Rachel Walden is amazing 🤩 @waldenpatriot

[Rachel Walden @waldenpatriot]

Thank you, Dobson Ranch, for the great night!

[Defense of Freedom Institute @DFIPolicy]

The average school district spends more than $300,000 per classroom per year. Why, then, are teachers having to beg for - or pay for - basic school supplies? DFI's @AngelaLMorabito unpacks the back-to-school scramble in the @realDailyWire.

[Students First Coalition @azstudentsfirst]

Maricopa County School Superintendent Boggs has practical advice to keep students safe online.

Follow: @mcschoolsup for tips

[Maricopa County School Superintendent Shelli Boggs @mcschoolsup]

📱📚 Our kids are growing up in a digital age — learning, playing, and connecting online in ways most of us never did as children. All month long, we'll be sharing simple, practical tips to help your family navigate the internet safely and confidently: privacy and passwords, spotting scams, healthy screen habits, and knowing when to ask for help. And because September is International Literacy Month, we'll celebrate the joy of reading right alongside it — because strong readers grow into smart, safe digital citizens. Follow along, join the conversation, and here's to a safe and story-filled month, Maricopa County! 💻🥰 
#InternetSafety #LiteracyMonth #DigitalCitizenship #MaricopaCountySchools

[Sandra Christensen @SandraForAZ]

Many Arizonans are ignorant about Empowerment Scholarship Accounts. The eligibility criteria are the same for every family in this state, regardless of race or zip code. That’s the opposite of segregation, that’s equal opportunity. The real problem is that too many families still don’t know this option exists for them. Our job is education, not gatekeeping.

[U.S. Department of Education @usedgov]

.@EDSecMcMahon and ED leaders spoke to parents across the nation on a 50-state radio tour this back-to-school season!

[Education Week @educationweek]

Bill Gates' Stark Warning on AI in Education: It Could Result in 'People Learning Less' https://t.co/7WBh4p62cp

[Students First Coalition @azstudentsfirst]

Students First Coalition endorses Gilbert Cancio for the Apache Junction Unified School District Governing Board. As a former board member, he knows the board answers to the public and promotes academic excellence, parent input, teacher support, and college/career readiness.

[Students First Coalition @azstudentsfirst]

Students First Coalition endorses Michael Goldstein for J.O. Combs Unified School District Governing Board. An education attorney and Navy veteran, he’s represented parents before school boards and champions academics, parent involvement, transparency, and school safety.

[Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist @DeAngelisCorey]

1,060 teachers make $142,584 in salary in Seattle Public Schools.

91% of the Seattle teachers union just voted to authorize a STRIKE.

It'll never be enough.

Teacher strikes are illegal in Washington state.

[Students First Coalition @azstudentsfirst]

@SuanneEdmiston

[Students First Coalition @azstudentsfirst]

Students First Coalition endorses Suanne Edmiston for the Phoenix Elementary School District Governing Board.
Suanne believes students deserve a great education—with results. She stands for high academic standards, parental engagement, fiscal accountability, and transparency.

[U.S. Department of Education @usedgov]

In short: YES!

[Students First Coalition @azstudentsfirst]

Students First Coalition proudly endorses Brenda Rhoads for the J.O. Combs Unified School District Governing Board. With 40 years of K-12 experience working alongside students and families, she leads by putting students first and partnering with parents. She is ready to serve.

[Students First Coalition @azstudentsfirst]

A win for parental rights. Mental health screenings and student surveys (including those on sex, attitudes, or emotional well-being) count as “required” even when schools call them optional. Parents must get notice and written consent.
https://t.co/uXRDAgqKmC via @K12DiveNews

[Students First Coalition @azstudentsfirst]

While this is a national concern, dropping whole-book reading is not the answer to raising literacy. Stating that students “cannot handle it” is not a fact; it is a lowered bar. School boards providing oversight, approve curriculum and must ensure accountability here.

[Karen Vaites @karenvaites]

My greatest fear is that concern about kids' capacity to engage with whole books will become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

I can share plenty of evidence to put pressure on this teacher's statement, such as the recent RAND study.

But you hear this all the time, the perception that kids capacity to read books has been altered by the technology landscape.

If everyone stops assigning books because they believe kids can't work with whole books, they will contribute to making it so.