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Proposed Budget Cuts for Arizona Public Education
January 28, 2009
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Who Proposed These Cuts?
Senator Russell Pearce (R-Mesa)
Representative John Kavanagh (R-Fountain Hills)
Chairmen of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees
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Proposals
Almost $1 billion in cuts to the public education budget for FY2009 and FY2010 Phase out Career Ladder over 8 years
beginning 2010-2011 Eliminate all-day kindergarten Cut soft capital by $98M in FY2009 and
eliminate it entirely in FY2010 Reduce “lump sum” payments to
districts by $220 million (10% cut)
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Current Funding
Arizona is ranked 49th out of 50 states in per-pupil funding.
Source: http://ftp2.census.gov/govs/school/06f33pub.pdf and http://www.edweek.org/rc/2007/06/07/edcounts.html
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Historic Funding
Source: http://www.edweek.org/rc/2007/06/07/edcounts.html
Education Spending per Student
$0
$2,000
$4,000
$6,000
$8,000
$10,000
$12,000
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Year
U.S
. dollar
s
U.S. Average
Arizona
Source: http://w w w .edw eek.org/rc/2007/06/07/edcounts.html
GAP: $2,851
GAP: $1,195
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Attitude of Arizona Leaders
Prior to developing options to address the shortfall, Chairmen asked only two questions:
1. How much and where has spending grown over the last 5 years?
2. What is the impact of voter protection on spending?
Source: http://www.azleg.gov/jlbc/AppropsBudgetOptions011509.pdf
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Attitude of Arizona Leaders
“I am not willing to raise taxes on families or businesses, as they are already over taxed and over regulated. … The problem has been over spending not a lack of dollars.”
- Senator Pearce
Source: http://www.russellpearce.com
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Attitude of Arizona Businesses
38% of Arizona small businesses identified having a “skilled workforce” as “critical” to their business success, second only to healthcare costs (at 42%). An additional 34% of respondents identified the need for a skilled workforce as “important.”
Source: http://www.oneilresearch.com/publicdomain/aeim/AEIM_Critical_Issues_Q3_2008.pdf
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Attitude of Arizona Citizens
A 2008 O’Neil Associates survey showed that even in our current budget crisis, 66% of Arizonans want to spend more on K-12 education, more than any other budget area surveyed. Only 3% think we should spend less on K-12 education.
Source: http://www.azbiz.com/articles/2009/01/12/opinion/columnists/guest_opinion/doc4967a2d29f854441030722.txt
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Attitude of the Citizens
According to a December 2008 survey by Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities, almost 600 Tucson business leaders ranked funding for K-12 and higher education as their top priority, even further ahead than tax cuts. About 77% of respondents agree that “Arizona needs to make significant new investments in educational achievement to meet real needs and avoid a crisis.”
Sources: http://explorernews.com/articles/2009/01/07/business/doc4963e915289a3313625510.txt andhttp://www.tucsoncitizen.com/altss/printstory/frontpage/106176
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Attitude of the Citizens
“When legislators talk about how they’ll prioritize … they’re still talking about cuts in economic development tools, cuts in funding for education … everything we’re saying is the most important seems to be targeted for the biggest cuts.”
- Laura Shaw, TREO senior vice president for corporate and community affairs
Sources: http://explorernews.com/articles/2009/01/07/business/doc4963e915289a3313625510.txt andhttp://www.tucsoncitizen.com/altss/printstory/frontpage/106176
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At the Rally
Between 1,500 and 2,000 people showed up at the state capitol on Sunday, January 25 to voice their concern about the proposed budget cuts.
Source: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/01/25/20090125edprotest0126.html
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Speakers Included
Representative Rich Crandall R-Mesa Education
Committee Chair Senator Rebecca
Rios D-Apache Junction Assistant Senate
Minority Leader
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Message
These are only proposals made by two legislators with no input from other members.
Many legislators have children in public schools and do support education.
There is doubt that the proposed cuts will pass in their entirety.
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Message
Private conversations with Governor Brewer indicate support for education.
The federal stimulus package may provide significant assistance for our education budget.
The turnout at the rally was among the best they’d ever seen.
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But …
There is an urgency among legislative leaders to pass a budget ASAP … possibly by February 1.
Legislators need to hear from their constituents now to ensure these cuts get scaled back or defeated.
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What Can I Do?
E-mail your legislators
Call your legislators
Spread the word
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