Nelson Mandela once stated, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. Arizona understands how powerful and important education is which is why they are going to correct their way by fixing their public education funding. They plan to do this by passing Proposition 123. Proposition 123 is a ballot that will settle a years-long lawsuit, and provide money that Arizona’s K-12 public schools will have access to without raising taxes. There are those who are hesitant about it and are voting no. However, I believe this is a fantastic idea because this is a stepping stone to a better funding, teachers deserve better pay and resources are extremely important when it comes to learning.Knowing Arizona is ranked 49th out of 51 states per pupil in K-12 spending you would …show more content…
Voting Yes is the first step to getting better funding for public education, it is estimated that this will improve opportunities for educational success for one million students in Arizona schools. Vote no advocates may have expressed their concerns about the next funding and the trust fund and in the process spooked some voters but the Vote Yes advocates are already addressing their concerns.The Joint Legislative Budget Committee reports that the trust is expected to grow by $1.2 billion over the next 10 years and Children's Action Alliance are already collaborating with others to find the next step for funding public schools. Prop. 123 is what Arizona’s public education desperately needs, we need to stand together and make the change we want to see. Make sure to vote before May 17th, the future of educational funding is depending on your vote. ”Unity is strength.. When there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved” (Mattie J.T.
If Iowa was the only state in the United States, what city would you live in
I do agree with Governor Abbott vetoing Bill HB 496. Cutting funding for Texas schools programs, because a student does not meet requirements is disrupting to the school. Texas teachers are already the lowest paid in the United States and if funding was to be taken away for this purpose would affect school districts that are in desperate need of funding.
Florida’s House of Representatives has passed a bill which aims to preserve public school students’ religious expression, marking a victory for the pastor who introduced the measure.
I would have rather paid a measly 200.00 to the government than to have Proposition 13. This is a slap in the face as a teacher, they are truly hurting the wrong things. Most people knew that it would do this and it did. I was resentful and how many ways can we express ourselves? I thought this was like throwing the baby out with the bathwater. What was even worse was that it undercut and there had to be reductions to meet constraints and we had to go backwards. Also the two-thirds vote should have been majority. Another impact was that other states followed California and the taxpayers wanted to send a message, I believe Oregon passed one. There is only one way to get around this proposition and that is mellow rues."
Just a few months ago the Supreme Court decided to uphold the Texas school funding system as constitutional while acknowledging its problems. Many citizens are concerned about this decision because they believe that it is not enough to acknowledge its shortcomings and that by ruling it as constitutional they are really just giving the system a slap on the wrist. The court did not specify what the legislature should do to fix its problem and school groups are worried that “lawmakers will either do nothing or something outside the box” (“Texas Supreme Court Upholds School Funding System”). Citizens are calling for a reform that allows for additional funding but when put up against the tight pursed legislature there is constant
The Bill 101, known as the Charter of the French Language was introduced by René Lévesque in 1977. The main goals of this law was to promote the use of French in Quebec and to assimilate every immigrants into our community. It placed restrictions on the English primary and secondary school and impose commercial adds to use French. The Bill 101 is limiting us because it is no longer necessary, unfavourable for the economy of our province and it offers less opportunities.
To get to this point, Massachusetts had to completely change its educational reform. To achieve a better outcome for the system, school investment had to be doubled. The current total expenditure in Arizona’s K-12 education is clearly not enough. If a real progress wants to be made, a larger amount of funding should be invested. Increasing the amount invested in Arizona’s K-12 education will allow the state government to
“Shrinking state and local education budgets matched with the added pressure of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, which sets rigid standards in reading and math that schools must achieve in order to receive federal funding, have created a new challenge for districts” (Van Harken).
I respect your opinion on why you do not support Amendment 2, I completely understand where you’re coming from. It probably will be easer for the public to get marijuana, however the Amendment is in the best interest of those who need it. People out there are truly sick and they deserve something that could possibly help them that isn’t going to cost them an arm and a leg, and for now medical marijuana is the answer. There are going to be people who try to abuse the system in order to get what they want/need, but for now I truly believe this is the best thing we can do to.
Arizona has been known for a few years to be a part of the worst educational performance and it only makes people question when the board of education will do something or anything at all to change this. Arizona’s school system drastically dropped from ranks for several years now. It’s important that changes be made to the ineffective school system. The future of the world has always lied in the hands of the youngest generation because soon enough they will grow up to be the presidents and government of the United States. Proving, of course, that one should not settle for anything less than the best education for all the young children, no matter where they live. Arizona was placed “48 out of the 50” states in educational performance and being that low should be a signal for the board of education to make strict changes to enhance its educational system (Bernardo).
I firmly believe that education should be a top priority for the state of Texas. It could possibly be the state’s priority, and the state’s government officials have faith in that high-stakes testing is the best way to enhance education. The high-stakes testing could give students skills in certain areas - such as working under pressure – but a 2016 report shows Texas is still ranked 41st overall in education ("Texas Earns a C-Minus on State Report Card”). There are proposed solutions already in the works, such as the aforementioned HB 133 that proposed to decrease the amount of exams, and also removes STAAR scores from teacher
Public education in the state of Texas is not at its best right now. Students are not being challenged to think anymore. As the second most populous state of the United States, I believe that Texas should be at the top of public education not only in the country, but in the world. We should change how and what teacher are teaching to students. Now days we go to school to memorize keywords so we can graduate and get a diploma. After that, some students that don’t go to college don’t reuse the information that was taught to them for four years, so basically the schools wasted resources and money, and students lost time. I believe we can and should strike for greatness and change the public education system from head to toe. Learning is a fun activity to do and school should not just be about going to class and learn how to pass an exam or get good grades in a class. Learning is about gaining knowledge and applying that knowledge to learn and discover new things about that topic.
But then again funds on schools are not the same from state to state. This can be explained by the different educational input costs like real estate and teachers salaries. But that’s a whole other story. Funding for schools is not the issue obviously it just needs more of a balancing. The balancing can help out drastically because there will not be a huge gap in the financing of schools. In other words, many Americans will not have to worry about their child attending a school with overcrowded classrooms.
If I had to persuade someone to read this book, I would recommend it to someone who is a fan of horror, thriller, and mystery books. Koichi Sakakibara has moved to a new school in a different town called Yomiyama North Middle School. Upon meeting his classmates, he immediately notices their erratic behavior, as if they were hiding something from him. Then, he encounters a strange girl named Mei Misaki, who is seemingly invisible to Class 3. As he pries into Class 3’s history and questions his classmates, he learns the curse that Class 3 harbors. Each month, at least one person from Class 3 or a family member relating to them dies a mysterious death. The reason behind this calamity is caused by an extra person that had been placed in the class that should’ve been dead. Because the person was supposed to be dead, it brings the whole class closer to death, thus the calamity.
When local property taxes were the primary source of school funding, districts were financially stable and were able to allocate funds for appropriate spendings. With the limitations set on property taxes, school budgets became dependent on the state’s fluctuating economy and tax collections. Fortunately, in 1988, Proposition 98 was passed, which set a minimum base funding for public schools. This proposition guaranteed funding that would grow each year with the changing economy along with student enrollment. This funding, though managed by the state was a combination of state General Fund and local property tax revenues.