Education

Democrats believe that economic development depends on maintaining a first-rate, competitive education system.  High quality employers considering a move to Arizona consider the quality of public schools as their most important criterion for relocating to another state.  Failing to make education funding the highest budget priority is also a failure to support a competent economic development strategy.

2010 Legislative Session and How They Voted on Education

The AEA and March4Schools did an analysis of how our state legislators voted for education - click here for the results.

The AEA also listed the results by district on the cost of the budget cuts, both with and without passage of Prop. 100 - the one cent sales tax increase.

The Arizona Education Network has compiled a summary of all legislators’ voting records pertaining to their support of public education at all levels (K-University) during the 2009 Regular and Special Sessions. 

FairTest.org 

The National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest) advances quality education and equal opportunity by promoting fair, open, valid and educationally beneficial evaluations of students, teachers and schools. FairTest also works to end the misuses and flaws of testing practices that impede those goals.