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Jun 23, 2022

Education groups give state budget mixed reviews

Though some education groups said it didn’t go far enough, others lauded the $18 billion bipartisan budget passed early Thursday morning as a step in the right direction for K-12 education funding. 

Mar 1, 2019

Revamp of special-ed funding formula goes nowhere

Arizona’s formula for funding special education will be at least 40 years old before it is adapted to reflect the effects of school choice.

Jan 7, 2019

Rural Republican proposes tax increase for public education

Republican Sen. Sylvia Allen wants voters to approve a sales tax hike to boost funding for K-12 schools and higher education.

Plaintiffs in a lawsuit over school maintenance funding stand behind Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest attorney Tim Hogan. Standing on the steps of Glendale Landmark Elementary School on Monday, Hogan argued the state is not living up to its constitutional obligations to properly fund school maintenance and construction, allowing the burden to instead fall to districts' taxpayers. (Photo by Katie Campbell, Arizona Capitol Times)
Jan 19, 2018

Plaintiffs push ahead with capital funding challenge against state

The Arizona Association of School Business Officials may be out, but the lawsuit over school capital funding needs marches on.

Gov. Doug Ducey (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times)
Jan 19, 2018

Ducey courts school districts with more K-12 money

Looking for a scapegoat a year ago, Gov. Doug Ducey accused school officials for the woes of the Arizona teacher, whose average salary is among the lowest in the nation. Nearly a year later, the governor sounds like a changed man.

lawsuit, Pima County, apartment, fatal shooting
Jan 18, 2018

Why AASBO withdrew from the capital funding lawsuit

Given the seriousness with which the AASBO Board of Directors took our recent action to withdraw as a plaintiff in the capital funding lawsuit, we felt it was important to take this opportunity to reiterate some facts and re-emphasize our position with regard to the lawsuit.

Jan 10, 2018

Public school business officials drop out of funding lawsuit

The board of the Arizona Association of School Business voted to withdraw as a plaintiff in the case asking a judge to rule that the state is not meeting its constitutional obligations to properly fund school construction.

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