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.
Educators worried about losing money under new funding approach
A provision in the state budget that changes school funding has schools and the Department of Education nervous about its implementation.
JLBC says Education Department erred in calculating charter school funding cuts
The Joint Legislative Budget Committee on Friday revised its estimate for cuts to funding for small charter schools and said the Department of Education is wrong in its interpretation of legislation establishing the reduction.
Education Department to seek guidance on cuts affecting smaller schools
The Department of Education will ask the attorney general this week to issue a formal opinion on cuts to funds that support smaller schools.