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Tag: Arizona Association of School Business Officials

Broadband fee proposed for public schools

No one disputes that broadband is significantly lacking for Arizona’s remote schools, but the battle this legislative session is going to be who pays for it. Gov. Jan Brewer has...

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Costs soar for new Common Core achievement test

The cost per student for the new test to measure progress under Common Core is nearly 50 per cent more than the AIMS test, causing sticker shock among some lawmakers...

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Schools prepare to implement Common Core without new funding

Funding Common Core was one of the few budget priorities Gov. Jan Brewer didn’t achieve last session, leaving school districts to carry out the new standards while still using old...

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School groups sue over empowerment accounts

Groups representing teachers and public school districts filed suit on Monday against a new state voucher-style system for disabled students, alleging that the program violates constitutional bans on state aid...

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School boards group shut out of ballot campaigns

Some of Arizona’s loudest and most influential voices in education will be silenced in future elections due to a law aimed squarely at keeping the Arizona School Boards Association off...

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Lawmakers consider seeking exemption from stimulus requirements

Standing between lawmakers and millions of dollars in budget cuts to education are three letters – M-O-E. Since Arizona started drawing federal stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment...

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Mixed messages emerge from school override, bond votes

If there’s a message in the results of this month’s school bond and budget override votes, the meaning is up for wide interpretation. The approval rate for overrides and bond...

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Brewer still pushing tax hike, but doubt may be creeping in

Gov. Jan Brewer is still committed to getting a temporary sales tax increase on the ballot, and she still believes Arizona’s voters would support it. But perhaps for the first...

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