| Three candidates are running for the post
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| | percent. A "C" average student within the
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| of Superintendent of Public Instruction
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| | Arizona schools only need answer six
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| for the Arizona schools in the September
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| | mathematics questions correctly out of
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| 12th election. Current Superintendent Tom
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| | 56. He also would like to see AIMS
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| Horne is running as the unopposed
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| | administered as the state of Wyoming does
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| Republican candidate, seeking his second
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| | its testing - students take the test
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| term in office. Two Democrats are
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| | directly on a computer, the results are
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| challenging Horne - Slade Mead and Jason
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| | instantly scored, and then the scores are
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| Williams. Mead is a sports agent, a
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| | immediately sent to the teachers for
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| former state senator, a former Kyrene
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| | evaluation.
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| School District board member, and a
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| | School Vouchers. Another hot button for
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| former Republican. Williams is a former
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| | many educators, parents and the community
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| middle school math and science teacher,
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| | are school vouchers, whereby some
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| and a former executive director of a
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| | students may attend private schools
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| nonprofit organization that recruits
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| | funded by the taxpayers. Under a newly
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| teachers for low-income and rural areas.
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| | passed budget, that state has authorized
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| Two major issues that will be facing the
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| | $5 million in private school vouchers for
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| newly elected superintendent are the
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| | disabled and foster-care students. All
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| Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards
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| | three candidates are opposed to vouchers
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| (AIMS) tests and school vouchers.
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| | for private schools.
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| AIMS. This year was the first to require
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| | Incumbent Horne stated that Arizona
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| all high school seniors in the Arizona
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| | schools already are the leading proponent
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| schools to pass the AIMS test in order to
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| | for parental choice in the nation, with
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| graduate. The candidates have differing
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| | charter schools, open enrollment
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| views on AIMS and its use.
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| | policies, and tax credits. He noted that
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| Horne is a strong advocate of the
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| | the Manhattan Institute ranks the Arizona
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| graduation requirement, believing that it
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| | schools as number one out of 50 in
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| makes students accountable for what they
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| | parental choice. He also pointed out that
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| learn. He commented that it makes Arizona
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| | the state constitution prohibits the use
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| schools students take their education
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| | of public funds for religious or private
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| seriously, because they will not be
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| | schools.
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| handed a diploma if they fake their way
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| | Because the state legislature already
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| through school.
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| | passed the use of school vouchers into
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| Williams would like the graduation
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| | law, Mead only stated his opposition to
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| requirement eliminated and to use AIMS as
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| | them and that, if elected, he would
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| a benchmark for learning, gauging just
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| | ensure that the Arizona schools accounted
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| how well Arizona schools students are
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| | for every cent used for school vouchers.
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| retaining knowledge. He believes this
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| | Williams pointed out that private schools
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| would take the pressure off students,
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| | do not automatically do a better job than
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| when used as a diagnostic tool. Williams
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| | public ones. He sees the voucher system
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| disagrees with Horne concerning students
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| | as a way of giving up on public education
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| taking learning more seriously because of
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| | in the Arizona schools.
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| AIMS. He noted that 15,000 students, who
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| | Though these are the two hot-button
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| enrolled as Arizona schools freshmen in
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| | issues in this upcoming election,
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| 2002, had dropped out of school before
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| | undoubtedly there are many more for which
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| the Class of 2006 graduated.
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| | the parents and communities of the
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| Mead agrees with Williams that AIMS would
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| | Arizona schools should be concerned.
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| make a better assessment tool for the
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| | Ensure that you check out the three
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| Arizona schools and that the passing
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| | candidates and what they have to say
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| requirement for graduation be eliminated.
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| | about all of the issues - and make your
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| He has stated that the current
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| | voice heard in September by voting for
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| administration of AIMS is a "sham" with
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| | the candidate of your choice.
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| only a passing grade requirement of 59
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