Commentary Arizona K-12 funding formula antiquated, shortchanges charter and other students By Jake Logan For The Center Square May 26, 2024 May 26, 2024 SMS Email Arizona's funding formula for schools is not meeting its intent. Kenny Eliason/Unsplash SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than four decades ago, the state of Arizona instituted “equalization fundingâ€� to balance funding for public schools.Unfortunately, the state’s practice has not achieved that promise. And Arizona students are losing. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kA 4=2DDlQAaQmkDA2? 4=2DDlQDaQmr@?D:56C DEF56?ED H9@ 2EE6?5 AF3=:4 492CE6C D49@@=D] ~? 2G6C286[ E96J C646:G6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]2K;=34]8@G^F?:ED^5:DEC:4EGD492CE6C7F?5:?87Jab]A57QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQDbQmSa[b__ =6DD :? E@E2= 7F?5:?8k^DA2?mk^2m E92? E96:C 5:DEC:4E A66CD] %96 82A 92D H:56?65 :? C646?E J62CD]k^DA2?mk^AmkA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm%96 AC@3=6> :D?’E =:>:E65 E@ 7:?2?4:2= 5:DA2C:EJ 36EH66? 5:DEC:4E 2?5 492CE6C D49@@=D] tG6? H:E9:? E96 D2>6 4@F?EJ[ E96C6 2C6 pC:K@?2 5:DEC:4E D49@@=D E92E C646:G6 92=7 @C =6DD @7 E96 A6C\AFA:= 7F?5:?8 AC@G:565 E@ @E96C 5:DEC:4E D49@@=D]k^DA2?mk^AmkA 4=2DDlQA`Qmw@H :D E9:D A@DD:3=6nk^AmkA 4=2DDlQA`Qm~?6 4F=AC:E :D E92E E96C6 :D 2 H:56 G2C:2E:@? @7 7F?5:?8 G:2 3@?5 2?5 @G6CC:56 32==@E >62DFC6D] }2EFC2==J[ D@>6 4@>>F?:E:6D DFAA@CE 3@?5D 2?5 @G6CC:56Dj @E96CD 5@ ?@E] p?5 E96 7:?2?4:2= 82A 36EH66? z\`a AF3=:4 DEF56?ED 8C@HD H:56C]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQAbQm k^AmkA 4=2DDlQA`Qm$49@@= 7F?5:?8 G:2 E96 32==@E 3@I 2=D@ 96=AD 6IA=2:? 9@H 492CE6C D49@@=D 92G6 7:?2?4:2==J 72==6? 369:?5] !F3=:4 492CE6C D49@@=D 92G6 ?@ 86@8C2A9:4 3@F?52CJ 2?5 ?@ E2I 32D6[ >62?:?8 E96J 42??@E FE:=:K6 2 3@?5 :?4C62D6 @C @G6CC:56 :? @C56C E@ A2J 7@C 42A:E2= AC@;64ED[ D49@@= AC@8C2>D 2?5 @E96C ?665D] x?DE625[ :7 2 492CE6C 6?E:EJ H2?ED E@ 3F:=5 2 ?6H D49@@= â€� 7@C 6I2>A=6 â€� :E >FDE D64FC6 AC:G2E6 7:?2?4:?8 @C A2J 7@C E96 AC@;64E D@>6 @E96C H2J] (9:=6 AF3=:4 492CE6C D49@@=D C646:G6 255:E:@?2= 5@==2CD G:2 E96 $E2E6[ E96J 92G6 ?@ 2446DD E@ =@42= AC@A6CEJ E2I6D]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQA`Qm%96C6 2C6 >2?J @E96C 5:D4C6A2?4:6D 2D H6==] p?@E96C 6I2>A=6 :D E92E D@>6 D49@@= 5:DEC:4ED 2C6 6=:8:3=6 7@C 255:E:@?2= DE2E6 7F?5:?8 E@ 6>A=@J >@C6 6IA6C:6?465 2?5 9:89=J\4@>A6?D2E65 E62496CD] %9:D 7F?5:?8 â€� <?@H? 2D E96 %62496C tIA6C:6?46 x?56I â€� :D ?@E >256 2G2:=23=6 E@ 492CE6C D49@@=D]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQA`Qm%96D6 :DDF6D DE6> 7C@> 2? 2?E:BF2E65 DE2E6 7F?5:?8 7@C>F=2 E92E ?6G6C 4@?E6>A=2E65 E96 2CC:G2= @7 AF3=:4 492CE6C D49@@=D @C[ 7C2?<=J[ 5:DEC:4E @A6? 6?C@==>6?E] %96 C6DF=Ei 6G6? 2D pC:K@?2 492CE6C D49@@=D 4@?E:?F6 E@ 6I46= :? E96 4=2DDC@@>[ E96J 92G6 72==6? 7FCE96C 369:?5 E96:C 5:DEC:4E 4@F?E6CA2CED H96? :E 4@>6D E@ E@E2= 7F?5:?8 7@C E62496C 4@>A6?D2E:@?[ 42A:E2= 4@?DECF4E:@? 2?5 D49@@= AC@8C2>D] %96 4FCC6?E 7F?5:?8 DJDE6> :D 2=D@ ?@E 72:C E@ >2?J 5:DEC:4E D49@@=D]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQAcQm%9:D :D 2 >2EE6C @7 32D:4 72:C?6DD] xE :D E:>6 7@C pC:K@?2 D49@@= 7:?2?46 C67@C> E@ >@56C?:K6 E96 7F?5:?8 7@C>F=2 2?5 6BF2=:K6 7F?5:?8 7@C 2== DEF56?ED[ C682C5=6DD @7 H9:49 AF3=:4 D49@@= E96J 2EE6?5]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQAcQmpC:K@?2’D AF3=:4 5:DEC:4E 2?5 492CE6C D49@@=D 56D6CG6 ?@E9:?8 =6DD]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQAdQmk6>my2<6 {@82? :D !C6D:56?E 2?5 rt~ @7 pC:K@?2 r92CE6C $49@@=D pDD@4:2E:@?]k^6>mk^Am Copy article link SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Charter School Finance Economy Education Government Finances Bond (finance) Politics Tax
