OPINION: 'Horne’s campaign promises were provocative enough to win him an election, but now families need action that will significantly improve their children’s educational experiences,' writes Star contributor Heather Mace.
In many of our minds, January marks a time to reflect on what practices we want to carry forward or leave behind in the new year. For the Arizona politicians who took office this month, including Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne, this means deciding which existing policies they want to uphold and which they plan to discard.
People are also reading… Next, Arizona must continue to prioritize recruiting and training, high-quality teachers. According to the RAND Corporation, teachers have the single greatest influence of any school-related factor on a student’s academic performance. Since Horne’s priorities include improving student achievement, he should be eager to recruit the best teachers available to assist in this effort.
Another practice Arizona must abandon is withholding money from public schools. In recent years, our schools have repeatedly been denied the funds that would pull them out of 48th place for per-pupil spending. Whether money has been lost to vouchers that divert taxpayer dollars to private schools or through recession-era cuts that were never fully restored, Arizona schools have gone far too long without adequate funding.
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