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Senate president moves to cut money for district charter schools

Ben Giles//March 26, 2014//

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Senate president moves to cut money for district charter schools

Senate president moves to cut money for district charter schools

Ben Giles//March 26, 2014//

Arizona Senate President Andy Biggs (Photo by Evan Wyloge/Arizona Capitol Times) A threat from Arizona’s Senate president to make sweeping changes to how district-sponsored charter schools...

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Tags: SB1494, Arizona Senate, schools, Chuck Essigs, Arizona, Anna Tovar, Andy Biggs, charter schools, Arizona School Boards Association, school funding

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