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Arizona school funding still down

Posted at 6:21 PM, Nov 29, 2017
and last updated 2017-11-29 20:21:23-05

Funding for Arizona's schools is still down from what it was ten years ago.

A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities says state funding is 14 percent lower than it was before the great recession.

Arizona's per-pupil spending is also down about 1 point, 2 percent.

Governor Doug Ducey says Arizona has increased funding more than any other state in the past three years.