• Arizona's Education Budget Increase: Too Little And Ten Years Too Late

    If you look at the numbers in next year's state budget, you might think education made out pretty well. There's all this new money: $136 million in additional assistance for schools; $130 million for teacher raises; $20 million to hire counselors or security officers; $30 million for results based funding.You might also think I made out pretty well if I told you my boss said I'm doing a great job and handed me a crisp new hundred dollar bill.…

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