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Senate panel OKs $82M for schools, makes big cuts
PHOENIX - A Senate panel approved $82 million in court-ordered inflation aid for public schools, while at the same time eliminating hundreds of millions of dollars a year in future school funding.
NAACP official accuses 2 Arizona regents of conflict of interest
A Maricopa County civil-rights leader is accusing two members of the state Board of Regents of having an illegal conflict of interest because they serve on the board of a company that builds private prisons for the state.
Tucson-area schools preparing for tougher education standards
Tucson-area school districts are getting ready for the state's more rigorous new "Common Core" education standards - but preparation is proving to be an individualized rather than standardized process.
Brewer has new plan for school aid
PHOENIX - Gov. Jan Brewer is proposing what she said is a first-in-the-nation plan to tie state aid for education to academic performance and improvement.
Court: State is stiffing schools
PHOENIX - It was illegal for Gov. Jan Brewer and the Legislature to refuse to increase state aid to schools to fully account for inflation, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
Brewer to seek more school funds
PHOENIX - Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday promised to seek more funding for public schools in next year's budget.
Proposition 204 provides more funding for education, roads
PHOENIX - A special election in 2010 showed that Arizonans are willing to hike their taxes if they believe it's for a good cause and for a limited amount of time.
Proposition 118 assures land-fund payout
PHOENIX - Arizona's permanent land-endowment trust fund receives and invests money from the sale or lease of state lands to raise money in support of public education.
Education-tax backers defend set-aside for roads
PHOENIX - Proponents of a dedicated 1-cent state sales tax add-on, mainly to fund education, say the estimated $1 billion it would raise annually is needed because the Legislature has so short-changed education in recent years, even in the face of new mandates.
Sales-tax petitions OK, judge rules
Initiative organizer Ann-Eve Pedersen says her group, as allowed by law, is going to ask the state to pay its legal fees.
Sales-tax petitions OK, judge rules
PHOENIX - Secretary of State Ken Bennett was wrong in refusing to process initiative petitions seeking to permanently extend the special 1-cent temporary state sales tax, a judge ruled Wednesday.
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Paperwork error imperils 1-cent sales-tax measure
PHOENIX - An error by backers of a permanent 1-cent increase in the state sales tax for education and public-works projects could keep voters from getting a chance to decide the measure in November.
GOP plays it cautious in $8.6 billion state budget
PHOENIX - Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate gave final approval late Tuesday to a nearly $8.6 billion spending plan for the coming year.
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