Schools have taken on a much larger role – and we need to fund them appropriately. See more state education news here
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Tomorrow morning, one in five Arizona children will wake up unsure of whether they’ll have food to eat in their home. One in ten will face life with a disability. Half will have experienced at least one adverse childhood experience, or trauma.
When kids enter their school building each day, they don’t leave these challenges on the doorstep, and it impacts how they learn. Funding hasn’t kept pace with the myriad needs today’s students face, which leaves schools spending far more on student services than they receive via per pupil funding from the state.
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See more Arizona education news here:
- AzCentral — Kids and coronavirus: Symptoms parents should look for
- AzCentral — Arizona’s average teacher salary increased by 8%, not the promised 10%
- AzCentral — How are Arizona schools addressing the threat of coronavirus?
- ABC15 — Arizona schools preparing for possible coronavirus outbreak with information from ADHS
- Arizona Public Media — Science fair cancels some events amid coronavirus fears
- Cronkite News — Universities implement travel restrictions, self-quarantines amid spread of COVID-19
- KJZZ News — Some States Let Community Colleges Offer 4-Year Degrees. Here’s How It Could Work In Arizona
- KTAR News — Arizona DHS releases guidelines to stop coronavirus spreading in schools
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