Arizona continues to be a one of the fastest-growing states in the country and leads the southwestern U.S. as a premier business location with an exciting and diverse quality of life.
However, it is clear we must do more to invest in public education. Our state’s economic future depends on it.
It is essential that our schools have sustained funding to give our youth the best education possible. We all have a vested interest in improving K-12 education for Arizona’s students and are lucky to have so many parents, community leaders, and citizens committed to supporting our community’s teachers, administrators, and school board members.
Proposition 123 will allow for monies to go directly into classrooms and to supporting teachers with competitive salaries as well as professional development, technology and other essential services to attract and keep quality teachers. With Proposition 123, schools will receive an immediate impact.
One of the biggest issues Arizona’s education systems faces is the alarming rate of quality educators leaving our state due to lack of financial support. We must reverse this trend and improve teacher salaries. If we offer a more competitive and supportive educational environment, our best teachers will stay.
Today’s youth will be providing solutions to some of the most critical issues our communities will face in the future. Investing more in our youth and schools provides the quality education to arm students with skills and innovative programs for our knowledge-based, global economy and future workforce.
Education is a state’s leading economic driver, and corporations select business locations in states that are committed to education. Proposition 123 represents a great first step on immediate and sustained funding to be inserted into the public school system.
The East Valley Partnership Board of Directors applauds the recent efforts by Governor Ducey, Education Leaders, and the Arizona legislature to direct more dollars to support education. Better-funded education is the key to growing Arizona’s economy and giving our children the skills they need to succeed in the 21st century.
Passage of Proposition 123 is critical to Arizona’s future. We need to make sure that our students and teachers have the resources they need to succeed now. With the help of our community, Proposition 123 PASSED during the special election on May 17 to provide $3.5 billion into Arizona’s K-12 public schools over the next 10 years without raising taxes. Arizona students are counting on us to invest in their future.
