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Strings definitely attached
Borrelli’s op-ed in today’s Republic (Aug. 31) shows that conservatives aren’t in lock-step on the idea of how best to resolve the K-12 funding lawsuit. Borrelli wrote that it’s time to resolve the lawsuit by “funding for our education system with true education dollars,” and said he will propose legislation to hike funding for schools by a total of $336 million annually.
House and Senate leaders offer school funding plan, but critics find holes in it
When news broke that more than seven months of court-ordered negotiations between education groups and the Legislature had reached an impasse on August 25, leaders of the House and Senate came armed with good news.
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.
Fuzzy math
The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol presented a giant fake check to school officials on Wednesday at the Capitol, claiming that taxes from recreational marijuana sales would generate more than $40 million a year in revenue for education. “Our schools are in serious need of funding, and taxing marijuana would create a significant new revenue stream,” said Quezada, who serves on the [...]
Ducey says tax cuts remain an option despite state’s school funding woes
Gov. Doug Ducey said Tuesday he won’t take another round of tax cuts off the table even as Arizona schools struggle to recover the hundreds of millions of dollars in state aid they lost during the recession.
Policy over pizza
The funding of Arizona’s schools in a way that commits to equity and excellence is one of the most important policy conversations taking place today. Largely due to education reforms Arizona has seen over the last 20 years, we now have some of the best public schools in the country.
Let’s not go there
The Arizona Business and Education Coalition has some questions about Ducey’s land trust reform plan, and has some suggestions about how to improve it. ABEC CEO and President Dick Foreman said the organization is glad Ducey is addressing school funding, but hopes to work with lawmakers and Ducey to come up with a way to ensure the new funding is a steady, ongoing stream, and won’t drop off aft[...]
Ducey: K-12 funding should be based on achievement, not enrollment
Gov. Doug Ducey told a committee charged with rewriting Arizona’s system for funding K-12 schools he wants a formula that is understandable and based on student achievement, not enrollment.
Beneath the rhetoric: Numbers show decline in state support for education
Arizona’s policymakers often proclaim education as a priority, but a review of years of fiscal data shows that the rhetoric doesn’t match up to the reality.
Governor’s plan to bolster education spending is not enough
I give Governor Ducey credit for finding a little additional money for schools, but it’s a temporary fix and it’s simply not enough. Assuming his proposal passes in 2016, it will only increase per pupil funding by $300 in 2017.
Not really so bad: Lawmakers say their approach to school funding is misunderstood
Lawmakers made broad claims about education spending this year, from Gov. Doug Ducey’s administration promoting a “classrooms first” theme on social media to frequent boasts of spending more on education than at any time in Arizona’s history.
Funding higher education in Arizona – the looming question
How many times are we going to watch this movie? State imposes budget cuts. Recipient fights back. Repeat. Play. Repeat. Play. We’re sick of this movie and have worked diligently to change the script.
