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Ducey takes on budget risk to fund teacher pay hike

Ben Giles and Carmen Forman//April 19, 2018//

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Ducey takes on budget risk to fund teacher pay hike

Ducey takes on budget risk to fund teacher pay hike

Ben Giles and Carmen Forman//April 19, 2018//

Gov. Doug Ducey announces a plan to give teachers a 20 percent raise over the next three fiscal years. (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times) As...

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Tags: Matt Gress, teachers, state revenue, education, per pupil funding, Arizona, Joint Legislative Budget Committee, Public Schools, Jim Rounds, doug ducey, budget, Arizona Educators United, JLBC, Arizona Education Association, education funding, teacher raises

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