Guest Opinion//October 9, 2014//

As staunch advocates for a strong public education system and Republican members of the Arizona State Legislature, we read the recent Arizona Republic My Turn piece “It’s Time for Additional...

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Tags: Arizona, Commentary, Doug Coleman, Karen Fann, K-12 education, 2015 session, Kindergarten, jeff dial, Opinion, brenda barton, extra classroom time

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