Stories tagged: "Education Initiative"


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Republicans Push to Make Middle and High Schools Offer Firearms Training

The program, derived from a National Rifle Association task force, would require schools offering firearms training to have NRA representatives be part of the task force.

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It’s Not Just Today—Arizona Schools Have Had Funding Issues for Decades

A 42-year-old amendment to Arizona’s constitution is proving to have dire effects on the state’s public school system.

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Arizona Again Near Bottom of States for Per Pupil Spending

Education officials say Arizona's underfunded school system is a failure on the Republican-led legislature's part to "appropriately invest in our state’s future."

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Arizona Lawmaker Says Voter-Approved Tax to Fund Education Is ‘Mob Rule’

Prop 208 adds a tax on the state's top income-earners to fund public schools. It's expected to bring in nearly $1 billion of new revenue annually.

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Progressive Policies Just Won Big in Arizona

The legalization of recreational marijuana and a wealth tax to fund education proved to be overwhelmingly popular with Arizona voters.

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Arizona Teacher Union VP Says Biden Will Fix DeVos’ Education Mess

Trump has received pushback for choosing business-minded DeVos to run education, while Biden has promised to build a “teacher-oriented” department.

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JUST IN: Invest in Ed Initiative Wins Appeal to Appear on November Ballot

Backers of the Invest in Education Act see it as a way to pump about $940 million a year into the state’s underfunded school system.