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As budget deadline nears, Arizona educators rally at Capitol to protest public school spending

PHOENIX – Members of the Arizona Education Association gathered Tuesday at the state Capitol to again ask lawmakers to funnel a bigger chunk of the state’s $5 billion budget surplus into public schools. Marisol Garcia, president-elect of the organization, which represents more than 20,000 public school employees, blasted legislators for worrying about “impending economic impacts, […]

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