Category: Education Explainer

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Arizona’s High School Graduation Requirements: Spotlight on Math

Arizona’s high school graduation requirements set the bar for what courses students need to take while they are in high school. But more importantly, they communicate to students what they […]


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Aggregate Expenditure Limit Frequently Asked Questions

There are a lot of questions about the Aggregate Expenditure Limit, the spending cap that is jeopardizing $1.1B in existing funding for K-12 district public schools. If you’re looking to […]


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What’s in the Governor’s Proposed FY23 State Budget for Education?

On January 14 Governor Doug Ducey released his $14.25B proposal for the fiscal year 2023 budget. Priorities in the budget included education, water and public safety, among other issues. The […]


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2022 State of the State: Addressing Ducey’s Education Agenda

Today the Governor delivered his 8th and final State of the State address where he laid out his vision for Arizona for the year ahead. We heard the Governor discuss […]


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Spending Limit Puts more than $1.1B at risk for Arizona Schools

More than a billion dollars of existing school funding is in jeopardy if the legislature doesn’t allow school districts to spend it. How we got here In 1980, Arizona voters […]


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2021 Legislative Session Wrap Up

After 171 days and the third longest session in Arizona history, the legislature wrapped up the 2021 regular session on June 30. This has certainly been a year like no […]


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How to Be Involved in How Your School District or Charter School is using COVID Relief Funding

Arizona is receiving an estimated $4 billion to support K-12 education, the majority of which (90%) will go directly to school districts and charter schools based on their Title I […]


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Understanding Arizona’s Federal COVID Relief Funding for K-12 Education

The federal government has made funding available to all states to support COVID relief and recovery efforts. Arizona is receiving an estimated $4 billion to support K-12 education, $800 million […]