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Gaelle Esposito: Passion and policy
Gaelle Esposito was first attracted to Arizona politics as a high school student. Esposito started working on campaigns at the local, state and national levels, including a couple of state […]
Court finds Legislature failed to provide adequate public school maintenance funding
Key Points: Judge rules public school facilities funding scheme unconstitutional Ruling identifies disparities between districts based on bonding capacity Legislature found at fault, leadership plans to appeal ruling One school […]
Daniel Adelman: The fight for Arizona’s Constitution
Daniel Adelman took up the helm at the Center for Law in the Public Interest in 2018. During his tenure, he led litigation to keep people housed during the pandemic, […]
Lawmakers aim to renew teacher funding by end of session
A lawmaker leading the charge on Proposition 123 said stakeholders are moving closer to cohesion on the specifics of continuing a state land trust funding mechanism to increase teacher pay. […]
Report finds Arizona spends more on education, but less on teachers
More than half of the school districts in Arizona spent a smaller percentage of their total available dollars in classroom instruction in the last school year than the year before, […]
Don’t let Governor Hobbs take away school choice!
With less than one in three fourth-grade Arizona students reading at grade level, now is not the time for Governor Katie Hobbs to play politics with children’s futures. Arizona now […]
K-12 funding formula antiquated, students lose
It is time for Arizona school finance reform to modernize the funding formula and equalize funding for all students, regardless of which public school they attend. Arizona’s public district and charter schools deserve nothing less.
Inequitable funding of Arizona K-12 schools must be fixed
Every Arizona family pays taxes to support public schools. Every Arizona student should receive an equitable level of funding for their education.
Governor targets results-based funding for schoolsÂ
Democrat Gov. Katie Hobbs proposed the end of results-based funding in her budget, effectively untying additional per-pupil funding from achievement determined by the school letter grade system. Â
Hobbs appears poised to side with school districts in legal fight
Incoming Gov. Katie Hobbs appears ready to side with school districts in their legal fight with the state and legislative leaders over whether they were illegally denied money for years they need to maintain classrooms and build new schools. And that could affect the outcome of a trial set to begin next month -- and the more than $6 billion they say they have been shorted so far.
Special session possible to avert education cuts
After a marathon 167-day session, lawmakers could be headed back to the Capitol to ensure schools don’t have to cut spending by more than $1 billion next year.Â
Lawmakers, Ducey should be proud of state budgetÂ
Major budget accomplishments were achieved as real investments in dealing with critical water needs, transportation infrastructure, pension debt payoffs, Rainy Day Fund investments, state employee pay raises and even tax relief as regards to the State Equalization Tax Rate were passed.
