The issue of school choice is very real to me. I am a parent of a 4-year-old, so my head is swimming with kindergarten options. Do I send her to our home district, a different but higher rated district or charter school for free? Or do I send her to a private school?
adj: Relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief
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In the last two weeks, media outlets have covered post-truth, alternative facts, and fake news like a newly discovered phenomenon. Actually, the concepts have been part of our public consciousness for some time—remember Stephen Colbert’s “truthiness,” circa 2005?
AZ ranked No.1 but still long way to go for inclusion
by Rebecca Monteleone, Guest Writer
Our Voices features guest bloggers in their own words sounding off on disability issues in Arizona.
Rebecca Monteleone is a PhD student at Arizona State University’s School for the Future of Innovation in Society. She also is a Fellow of the Alliance for Person-Centered Accessible Technologies.
Do drive-by lawsuits run over businesses and people with disabilities?
by Erica McFadden and Bill Hart
Twenty-six years after passage of the ADA, too many people with disabilities still feel as though some Arizona businesses are unwelcome to them. Physical obstacles, barriers and a lack of building access force many people with disabilities to strategize over what others take for granted, such as where to go to eat, where to shop and even where they can use a restroom.
by Crystal Ramos, Guest Writer
by Breanna Bang, Guest Writer
