Tag: JTEDs
LD13’s very unhappy campers
JTED restoration advances, but unexpected snags pop up
Gov. Doug Ducey has promised to sign a bill restoring funding to Joint Technical Education Districts, if a bill ever reaches his desk. Even after Senate unanimously approved a $28...
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Ducey willing to sign JTED bill before budget
Gov. Doug Ducey will sign a bill restoring funding to joint technical education districts if the Legislature sends it to his desk. The Senate is scheduled to vote on such...
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House panel votes to restore technical education money
A House committee worked fast today to move legislation to restore funding for technical education districts as a key lawmaker warned that any substantial changes could scuttle the deal. Sen....
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Ducey is open to suggestions on JTED funding
As consensus quickly builds at the Capitol to restore funding for JTEDs, the governor’s proposal to create a $30 million, three-year competitive grant program looks more and more isolated. Shooter’s...
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Lawmakers rally to restore JTED funds
State lawmakers are lining up en masse to block plans by Gov. Doug Ducey to sharply slash funding to career and technical education programs. And there are enough of them...
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Republicans see problems with JTED cuts, prison spending
Lawmakers at the joint Appropriations Committee briefing on Gov. Doug Ducey’s budget proposal Jan. 19 were only allotted time for one question each following the budget presentation, but the questions...
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Cuts endangering JTEDs make no sense, need to be reversed
Next fall, Phoenix Union High School District will open the Phoenix Coding Academy, the first of its kind in Arizona. In the largest high school-only district in the state, in...
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Priming the workforce pipeline: The importance of career & technical education
As a strong school system and an educated workforce continue to be hot topics, jobs are being left on the table as companies continue to struggle to identify a qualified...
