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School officials worry passage of Prop. 123 could dim enthusiasm for bond elections
All signs point to passage of Proposition 123, but some school districts are worried about voter fatigue when they return to the polls in November to ask for more money.
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.
Ducey halts advance of JTED restoration bill
Gov. Doug Ducey put a swift stop to a vote on a bill that aims to restore funding for technical education districts, sparking a standoff between him and legislators.
State land trust pays record $105 million to Arizona schools
Arizona State Treasurer Jeff DeWit has announced the state's land trust will pay a record $105 million to schools in the budget year beginning in July.
Dems call for new spending on schools, welfare
Arizona Legislative Democrats want to use the state’s surplus funds to reinvest in education, child safety, economic development, public safety and natural resources.
Ducey reversal on land trust clears way for education settlement
Even before the special session that potentially resolved a years-long lawsuit over K-12 education funding, Arizona lawmakers’ spending on schools was the talk of the summer.
Right or wrong, DeWit climbed out on a limb in his first year
Jeff DeWit’s signature achievement from his first year as state treasurer was ensuring the eternal enmity of Arizona’s top Republican and possibly ensuring his place at the Capitol’s political margins.
Prop. 123 raises nearly half a million
Fundraising for Proposition 123, a K-12 funding measure that will settle a long-running lawsuit, is off to a good start with nearly a half million dollars in the bank so far.
More than four dozen file statements opposing Prop. 123
Opposition is building to a measure that slid through the Legislature that asks voters to approve a plan to tap a trust account to boost education funding.
Lawmakers approve Prop 123 language criticized by DeWit
State lawmakers voted Thursday to approve an explanation of Proposition 123 over objections by state Treasurer Jeff DeWit that it is misleading -- and probably illegal.
Charter school opposition raises concerns about school funding vote
Education leaders sounded a warning Wednesday about difficulties ahead in passing a ballot measure to settle a school funding lawsuit, and the consequences of failing.
Paperwork filed for K-12 education campaign
The push for Proposition 123 got its official start as the campaign for the May 17 special election filed its paperwork with the Secretary of State’s Office on Thursday.
