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Arizona Governor’s K-12 Spending Claim is Unsupported

Arizona’s governor, Doug Ducey, told constituents that Arizona would be one of the leading states to increase K-12 spending per student.

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Arizona’s governor, Doug Ducey, told constituents that Arizona would be one of the leading states to increase K-12 spending per student. But support for his claim has proven elusive, especially since other states have not forecasted their fiscal 2017 education budget. (The Arizona Republic)

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