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Arizonans have no reason to fear the future of school funding
Some participants in these funding discussions express a lot of fear and anxiety about efforts to enhance equity and school choice in our school finance system. A brief walk though time might help to alleviate such concerns.
Education officials say $3.5 billion finance deal would stabilize school funding
Reaching a deal that provides a portion of court-ordered funds meets schools’ desire to stabilize and sustain funding, according to a statement released by the Arizona School Boards Association, a plaintiff in the case.
In need of classroom supplies, teachers turn to online crowd-funding
The dictionaries in the language arts classrooms at Sunnyslope Elementary School carry the wear-and-tear of some 10 years, but replacements are coming soon, thanks to a new ally: GoFundMe.
Experts search for broad compromise to end Arizona school financing chaos
As a consensus, begrudgingly accepted even by conservative leaders, emerges that the state needs to put more money into public schools, some wonder if the time is ripe for a “grand bargain.”
Why is Arizona’s K-12 funding so low? ATRA report offers explanations
The influential Arizona Tax Research Association penned a study that attempted to provide context for why Arizona consistently ranks among the worst states when it comes to spending on K-12 education.
Early childhood development leaders fight attempt to raid funds
Board members of a voter-approved organization that funds programs to promote early childhood development are fighting a plan by legislative leaders to raid its dollars to instead increase aid for K-12 education.
Halls at state Capitol echo with new approaches to school funding
Education funding fever has gripped the Arizona Capitol, and just about everyone has a plan. Republicans spent the week huddling in small groups to discuss the House speaker and Senate president’s four-point education funding plan, while Democrats stood outside the Capitol buildings doing TV interviews to announce and rally public support for their own education funding proposal.
School groups call for special session on inflation funding
A throng of education groups urged Gov. Doug Ducey today to call a special session to use a budget surplus to settle a nearly $2 billion lawsuit over inflation funding for public schools.
