This is another one of those posts where I lament my red eyes and weary soul wondering when a break will be close enough to feel relevant. Of course a break–well needed–is coming soon, so I cannot really complain about that. Instead i’ll turn my tiny resevoir of mental energy to a strange coincidence:
On the day AZ Governor Ducey decided to defund my entire 10 community college system (one of the largest and most successful in the nation) he also passed legislation to create an office of the lieutenant governor. I cannot say how much the new position will cost AZ on a yearly basis, but I can say the 8.8 million dollar cut that basically results in no funding from the state for state-run MCCCD colleges is equally symbolic. This is another sign of where the ruling party wants the mone to go and that is not towards schools or learning of any sort.
Too bad, really. A higher educated workforce usually brings more jobs and prestige to a state. We just aren’t that state.