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Borrelli’s bluster hides truth about bill: bad education policy
I was disappointed to see Mr. (Sonny) Borrelli misrepresenting information about First Things First as a means of getting support for his latest bill to sweep the early childhood education funds, allegedly to help K-12 schools remediate kids not reading well in first and second grade.
Approve Prop. 123 and then make Arizona’s K-12 system shine
The Grand Canyon Institute agrees with Governor Ducey and the educational community. Prop. 123 needs to be approved by voters on May 17. Prop. 123 is an important start, but restoring funding of legal minimums is not a substitute for substantive discussion on real investments in K-12 education, and how investments can be leveraged to improve outcomes. Arizona’s support for K-12 education has fal[...]
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.
Lawmakers rally to restore JTED funds
State lawmakers are lining up en masse to block plans by Gov. Doug Ducey to sharply slash funding to career and technical education programs.
Biggs chides Meyer over claim that schools need more money
Democratic and Republican party leaders had their first skirmish of the year Wednesday even though the legislative session doesn't start until next week. And the fight is about money.
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.
Ducey to roll out ‘enhanced’ achievement district plan in 2016
Gov. Doug Ducey’s signature education initiative from the 2015 legislative session has been slow in getting off the ground, largely owing to the off-session focus on setting the long-running K-12 funding lawsuit.
Ducey vs DeWit: The legal faceoff on school funding
Since Gov. Doug Ducey unveiled his plan to fund K-12 schools through increased payments from the state’s land trust, state Treasurer Jeff DeWit has warned that the proposal could find its ultimate downfall in court.
Biggs succeeds in getting audit of First Things First
Rebuffed in his efforts to sweep dollars from First Things First as a part of K-12 funding plans, Senate President Andy Biggs will still get an audit of the early... […]
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.
Teacher pay, infrastructure, top priorities as schools prep for new funding
As the campaign gets under way to pass Proposition 123, school leaders are busy calculating their potential take and planning how to spend it.
Eye to eye: Evolution of the school finance deal
A settlement five years in the making was resolved in a matter of about three weeks once both sides in the ongoing K-12 funding lawsuit sat face-to-face for the first time.
