NPR's Phil Latzman interviewed ATRA's Sean McCarthy about ballot measures on the November elections and inequities in school finance.
K/12 Community College Finance
AZ Family
Monday, October 19, 2015
Sean McCarthy discussed school bonds and overrides and their impact on property taxes.
Arizona Capitol Times
Monday, October 19, 2015
“We want lawmakers to make decisions with their eyes open and know truly what they’re up against. If they think they’re going to make some easy decision and crawl out of that low rank, we’ve got bad news for them…
The Arizona Republic
Monday, August 10, 2015
“If we can have an equitable finance system, it doesn’t bother me whether a school district has a higher need for administrators, because we’re going to give them equitable funding and they choose how to spend it."
Casa Grande Dispatch
Thursday, July 23, 2015
While it is true state lawmakers have asked CAC to participate in the recession by sharing in state aid cuts, local property tax levy increases outpaced state cuts by a 5:1 ratio.
The Arizona Republic
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
ATRA discovered an interesting correlation. States with the highest student growth tended to rank relatively low on per-pupil spending. That makes sense. Growing states will be filling out classrooms and hiring younger teachers.
The Arizona Republic
Monday, June 22, 2015
Instead of wringing hands over rankings that lack accuracy, cost of living adjustments and context, policymakers should focus on matching the finance structure to the current landscape of Arizona's public schools.
Eastern Arizona Courier
Monday, June 1, 2015
http://www.eacourier.com/opinion/guest-column-exciting-times-for-educati...
The Arizona Republic
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
"...[E]very decision that has to be made going forward has to be made with an eye toward equity," said Sean McCarthy, an education research analyst for the tax-watchdog group.
The Arizona Daily Star
Monday, February 9, 2015
http://tucson.com/news/local/education/bill-slashing-desegregation-fundi...