Come time to vote, don't forget who buried education and danced on its grave.
"Senate Minority Leader Pamela Gorman likened the Legislature's mood to a funeral."
We are ashamed that we are already 51st in the nation (DC included) in K-12 funding and refused to raise taxes even a tiny bit to keep us from falling off the bottom of the chart entirely:
"The K-12 schools must cut their budgets a collective $113 million, which averages about 1.6 percent to individual school districts through June. Charter schools were cut $4 million, and the state Department of Education was cut $8 million.
Rep. Eric Meyer, R-Scottsdale, said he, like many other lawmakers, was flooded with emails urging lawmakers to spare cuts to schools. “Our classrooms will change, and that change will be for the worse,” said Meyer, who also serves on the Scottsdale Unified School District board."
Rep. Eric Meyer, R-Scottsdale, said he, like many other lawmakers, was flooded with emails urging lawmakers to spare cuts to schools. “Our classrooms will change, and that change will be for the worse,” said Meyer, who also serves on the Scottsdale Unified School District board."
We are ashamed of Republican lawmakers that determine their budget deadline according to how it works with their Superbowl plans:
"Gov. Jan Brewer is expected to quickly sign the bill into law, capping her first 10 days in office. She is scheduled to leave for Tampa and the Super Bowl later today."
Shame on you for what you have done. May we never forget it.
