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Education budgets will be cut across the state of Arizona regardless of the outcome of Proposition 100, but if it fails, the damage will be far more severe. The Arizona Daily Star reports what many districts including Vail are considering for their 2010/2011 budgets including increased class sizes, layoffs, cuts and increased fees for athletics, and cuts to fine arts programs. For further details read the full Sunday, May 9, 2010 article entitled, “… Continue Reading

While the Vail School District anticipates an increase of fees for student participation in high school athletics due to budget cuts and the possible failure of Proposition 100, many Southern Arizona school districts foresee cutting some programs including cutting freshman and JV teams completely. Many fear that thousands of athletes will be forced to stop playing because of canceled programs or rising fees. The Southern Arizona athletic directors will be holding a special meeting May 24th to discuss how they will proceed after … Continue Reading

School districts across the state of Arizona are gearing up for what may be the worst budget cut in Arizona’s history. As Vail continues to carefully plan and prepare for the worst, many including Amphitheater, are doing the same. See Amphitheater School District Superintendent’s Letter regarding potential cuts.

* Are you curious about how K-12 districts across Pima County are responding to proposed budget cuts?

* Do you want to know what parents and students are doing to help, “save our teachers, save our schools”?

Read “Parents, kids mobilize to fight school cuts” (05-04-2009, Tucson Citizen).