Districts Calling For Bonds, Overrides Increases By 150%
The Arizona School Boards Association, via its AZEDNEWS.com is justifying widespread calls for bond issues and budget overrides with the following sensational headline: Steep Cuts Increase Number Of Districts Calling For Bonds, Overrides Increases By 150%
According to the Arizona School Boards Association, “The Arizona Legislature cut per-student funding by 17.8 percent from 2008 to 2012, according to a Center on Budget and Policy Priorities report released in October 2014.” Wow! If that is true, they ought to be ashamed of themselves. If that is true, then of course you have no choice but to support your district’s override or bond proposal.
Before we go any farther, we have to ask whether it is true. Is it?
Among the endless demands we make of our educators is the insistence that they teach our children to engage in critical thinking. We must do the same. We must ask ourselves if we are basing our support for the various overrides and bonds on reliable and unbiased information. We must consider the source, and then form our opinion.
According to the Weekly Standard, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has a distinct bias as expected of a liberal think tank. With a clear bias, we must find a more reliable source like the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
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