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AN ANGRY CROWD AND A TWEET

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 35 “I’ve been around the Peoria School District
and-file Republicans who wanted more money for education,
facing off against GOP legislative leadership, who wanted to for many years, and that was the fi rst
toe the line. time I’ve seen them seem to make a huge
Leadership caved, and lawmakers repealed scheduled cuts COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE.
to education funding. That included adding back a total of effort to talk about school fi nance and the
$21 million to K-12 schools in the final budget by returning Pueblo continually provides energy efficient hvac & controls
the money schools would have lost as a result of implementing budget. They really made a big solutions for school districts across the state of arizona.
what’s called the “current-year funding” scheme. public effort to do it.”
But education advocates hope the pressure voters asserted
on lawmakers over education funding this year doesn’t let up, — Sen. Debbie Lesko
even after Prop. 123 was narrowly approved at the ballot.
To ensure Prop. 123 isn’t the final step, education supporters
are already organizing for the November election and the 2017
legislative session. But anger isn’t a strategy, Morrill said.
Morrill said parents and grandparents have for years In order to create a real change in education funding in
watched the impact state budget cuts have had on their schools, Arizona, those angry people will have to organize with a plan,
and they’re tired of it. and will have to stay engaged in the long-term, including in
“When your kid’s favorite teacher tells you in tears at the the upcoming election.
end of the year how much she enjoyed teaching your student “We need that kind of voter vigilance. I would love for there
but she can’t come back next year because she can’t afford her to be as much scrutiny on legislative candidates in November
profession, you start getting angry,” he said. as there was of Prop. 123,” he said.

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