“There is a disconnect between the local communities and state dialogue,” another participant claims. Citing the fact that he has lived in various states, and that he isn’t seeing the local communities engaged in making decisions.
Another participants says that this is because schools do not have to go to the local communities to have their budgets approve, such as in Eastern states.
What about a public-private model for the K-12 system?
“The model is promoting, at best, mediocrity.” Not excellence.” This is the statement of one vocal participant, who highlights the divorce in the system of the school systems, the state and the local communities. She calls for state accountability in providing baseline quality education. She additionally states that there “has to be a balancing factor” within the disconnected funding mechanism.
Carlson states, from the panel, that the system was created to provide equal dollar equity to all schools throughout Arizona.
Bottom line? Hopefully your child’s education will fuel parents to get involved in the politics of school funding.
Are you involved? What do you think about the issue of school funding. How do you hold those in charge accountable?
