Arizona Legislative Education Spotlight: #LegislativeLegit: Bill would raise special ed funding. See more education legislative news here
Story by Lisa Irish • Video by Morgan Willis • Arizona Education News Service • Arizona School Boards Association
People attending the House Education meeting March 2 voiced their support for legislation, including Senate Bill 1060 that would raise special education funding.
Here’s what Vicki Alger, who was there to support SB 1061, said to AZEdNews. Alger is president and CEO of Vicki Murray & Associates LLC in Scottsdale, a research fellow at Independent Institute, and author of the book Failure: The Federal “Misedukation” of America’s Children.
Read the full article HERE
See more education legislative news here:
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- AzMirror — House Republicans back ban on transgender girls, women athletes
- AzMirror — Arizona lawmakers are failing Native American students
- Arizona Education Association — Arizona Education Association — March 7 Legislative Update
- Eloy Enterprise — Finchem’s bill limiting voter initiatives advances
- KTAR News — Ducey signs mental health legislation into law in Arizona
- Verde Valley Independent — Gender-at-birth sports bill clears House, heads to Senate
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