| There is a lot of discussion in the news
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| | qualified job candidates with college
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| and especially in school districts across
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| | degrees and the skills to succeed.
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| the nation about per student spending
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| | Otherwise, the businesses will not
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| rates. As noted in the Business Journal
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| | succeed. Historically in such situations,
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| of Phoenix, these rates have doubled over
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| | businesses eventually relocate to areas
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| the past 30 years, yet test scores and
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| | that graduate higher-skilled high school
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| graduation rates have remained the same.
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| | graduates, knowing that many will return
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| The Phoenix schools would not know what
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| | to the area after college. Currently,
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| doubling the per student spending rate
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| | Phoenix schools, along with the remainder
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| might do for the achievement of their
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| | of the state, are consistently ranked at
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| students. They, along with the rest of
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| | the bottom nationally for the number of
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| the state's schools, rank 49th in per
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| | students who graduate from high school.
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| student spending - next to the bottom!
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| | Is it any wonder that businesses are
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| This is according to the Quality Counts
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| | concerned.
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| 2004 study by Education Week.
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| | Many parents seek alternatives to the
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| Currently, the Arizona legislators have
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| | Phoenix schools, unhappy with the school
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| the opportunity to correct this grossly
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| | system. Many home school their children.
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| unjust oversight but are still in debate.
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| | Some move to specific areas in order to
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| The state has a $1.2 billion budget
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| | enroll their children into better
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| surplus to spend. The Phoenix schools and
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| | schools. For those parents who can afford
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| the other schools in Arizona are in dire
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| | it, their children attend private
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| need of this money, which is a nationally
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| | schools. The majority, however, are stuck
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| known fact. The state is becoming a
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| | in the Phoenix schools, because they
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| laughing stock over its neglected
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| | cannot afford to do otherwise.
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| educational system. Yet, those in the
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| | The legislature will definitely increase
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| State Capitol are debating between using
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| | spending for education this year for
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| the surplus for education funding, in
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| | K-12, of which the Phoenix schools will
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| support of biosciences, or property tax
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| | receive their portion. With all the
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| cuts. All areas are important to the
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| | attention on per student spending, how
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| state and in need of funding relief;
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| | can they do otherwise? Yet, will the
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| however, as in the Phoenix schools, if
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| | allocated increase be enough? Without
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| you do not graduate students prepared for
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| | quality education in the Phoenix schools,
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| college and the workplace, the state's
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| | many of the youth of Phoenix will be
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| economy will suffer in the future.
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| | destined to low-wage, dead-end jobs with
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| Business groups see education in the
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| | little opportunity to succeed. Very few
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| Phoenix schools as top priority. They
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| | will even consider college, let alone
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| know that to survive in business today,
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| | fulfilling such a dream.
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| and especially tomorrow, it takes
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