by David Safier The Arizona Guardian reports that the House and Senate passed the Republican budget bill and sent it to Brewer early Saturday morning. Republicans wrangled over some items on the budget but, so far as I can tell, left the education cuts intact. Sen. Jack Harper pushed to have 25% of the K-12 cuts … Read more
by David Safier I don't claim to know the answer to this, because the flow of budget money is very tricky. But my simple math skills give me the impression that charter school budget cuts are significantly less than those for traditional public schools. Here's the math. K-12 schools are supposed to get a budget … Read more
by David Safier Here are a bunch of mini posts compressed into one bullet list. Today's editorial in the Star, GOP hacking of state budget is destructive, is excellent from top to bottom. It says the GOP budget should be titled, "Let's dismantle our government." Farley is quoted as saying, "This is a triumph of … Read more
by David Safier I just called Gov. Brewer's office – 1-800-253-0883 — and went into a semi-long spiel about why I opposed the budget cuts to education. The woman on the phone said, "OK, we're taking a tally and giving it to Governor Brewer, and I'll put you down as opposed to the budget." It takes … Read more
by David Safier From Robin Hiller at Voices for Education: Call Governor Brewers office at 1-800-253-0883 and ask her to supporteducation. The Arizona state Legislature convened a special session today and is tryingto ram through a $128 million cut to public education. The cut would be $120for each traditional public school student and $40 for … Read more