Democrats offer plan to raise $4 billion for education
In response to education funding plans proposed by the governor and legislative Republicans, Democrats today released their own school funding plan, boasting that their proposal would raise nearly $4 billion dollars over 10 years without increasing taxes.
Past elections a bad omen for First Things First sweep
An early childhood development program is back in the Legislature’s crosshairs, five years after lawmakers and former Gov. Jan Brewer tried and failed to convince voters to abolish the program and use its funding to balance the state’s precarious budget.
Education advocates to Ducey: Let’s find a long-term fix
While public education advocates welcomed the governor’s plan, many pointed out that what he is offering isn’t permanent and others insisted the funding stream is insufficient given the incessant cuts to K-12 funding over the years.