| For many years, the Arizona schools have
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| | remind the media of these statistics.
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| experienced a lot of negative publicity
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| | Another example of false negative
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| that affects its ability to recruit
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| | publicity is that the Arizona schools
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| talent, garner extra funding, and keep
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| | have one of the highest dropout rates in
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| students in the public school system.
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| | the country, according to the "Kids
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| Current superintendent Tom Horne says
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| | Count" measurement. Horne says the count
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| that much of this publicity is
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| | is incorrect, since the census was used
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| unwarranted and unfair to the Arizona
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| | for the measurement - otherwise, whenever
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| schools that have made many positive
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| | the census reporter was told a child
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| strides toward improving education.
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| | between the ages of 16 and 19 was not
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| To counter this unwanted publicity, Horne
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| | attending school, it was used to blame
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| developed the Spotlight on Success
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| | the Arizona schools. Many of these
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| program for the Arizona schools.
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| | children were beyond the control of the
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| Basically, the program works to put as
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| | Arizona schools, such as children from
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| much positive publicity about the Arizona
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| | other countries who have never been
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| schools into the public spotlight as
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| | enrolled with the Arizona schools, or
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| possible. The superintendent, himself,
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| | those who had attended only private
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| seeks as many opportunities available for
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| | schools. If the Arizona schools do not
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| public speaking and voicing his opinions
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| | know a child exists, they have no
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| and facts about the Arizona schools to
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| | opportunity to educate them.
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| the media. His goal is to emphasize the
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| | Three national organizations that keep
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| positive inroads Arizona schools have
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| | valid comparative statistics on
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| made both in his public statements and
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| | graduation rates across the nation are
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| when quoted in the media, and he to
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| | Manhattan Institute, Urban Institute, and
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| refutes any false negative publicity with
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| | United Health Foundation. Their most
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| ruthless tenacity.
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| | recent figures are from 2002, and all
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| Not too long ago, many newspapers within
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| | three report that the Arizona schools are
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| the state of Arizona and across the
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| | at the national average of about 70
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| nation carried a negative story where a
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| | percent (plus or minus one percent).
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| Kansas company designated Arizona as the
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| | Since 2002, the Arizona schools
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| "dumbest state in the country". The
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| | graduation rate has grown from 72.7
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| story was quite untrue. Arizona schools
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| | percent to 77 percent. According to
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| students performed above the national
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| | Horne, unless the rest of the country has
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| average in Terra Nova (the only
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| | had an equally dramatic growth in
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| nationally-normed test), which is taken
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| | graduation rates, the Arizona schools are
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| by essentially all Arizona schools
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| | now substantially above the national
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| students. Though Arizona schools ranks
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| | average.
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| 49th out of 50 states in expenditures per
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| | Horne plans to continue his efforts to
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| student, the funding handicap has not
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| | refute the erroneous negative publicity
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| affected the ability of the Arizona
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| | about the Arizona schools, which he
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| schools to educate their students above
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| | believes continue to do an excellent job
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| the national average. Horne is quick to
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| | in improving their educational standards.
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