House panel OKs asking Arizona voters to increase sales tax to pay for education. See more state education news here
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PHOENIX — A House panel voted (Feb. 18) to ask voters to increase what they pay in sales taxes to fund public education.
The proposal would put a measure on the 2020 ballot to boost the current 0.6-of-a-cent sales tax earmarked for schools to a full penny.
That would bring in an extra $450 million to $500 million a year, with 75 percent earmarked for K-12 education, 20 percent to keep tuition affordable at public universities and the balance for community colleges.
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See related news here:
- Arizona Education Association — Bill Watch List
- AZCentral — Our penny sales tax for education is as important as water in the desert
- Children’s Action Alliance — Legislative Update for Feb. 18, 2019
- Expect More Arizona — 2019 Legislative Session update as of Feb. 8, 2019
- Today’s News-Herald — Arizona House Education Committee OKs sending education tax to voters
See more state education news here:
- AZCentral — Arizona charter school chain racked up big debt to expand. Now 5600 kids face uncertainty
- Arizona Mirror — Bill would allow new higher-ed tuition rates for dreamers
- Arizona Daily Star — Bills seek to improve oversight of Empowerment Scholarship Accounts
- Arizona Daily Star — Tucson educators hail change in state rules on how English-language learners are taught
- The Daily Courier (Prescott) — Public dollars for private education: Senate panel votes to alter voucher rules
- KGUN — Career tech programs are building the future workforce
- KJZZ — Arizona House Hears Bill On School Safety Drafted By March For Our Lives
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