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And as we begin a new school year, Arizona students face continued threats to their success, despite public school leaders and teachers who are giving their all every day.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students are returning to public schools that are ranked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumeraffairs.com\/movers\/best-states-for-public-education.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">last in the country<\/a>\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/wallethub.com\/edu\/e\/states-with-the-best-schools\/5335\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">or 48th, depending on who you ask<\/a>\u2014due in large part to the fact that Arizona\u2019s public schools are funded at only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2024\/public-school-spending-per-pupil.html?emci=f0a23078-2650-ef11-86c3-6045bdee6681&amp;emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&amp;ceid=#:~:text=APRIL%252025%252C%25202024%2520%E2%80%93%2520Nationally%252C%2520public%2520school%2520spending,Finances%2520released%2520today%2520by%2520the%2520U.S.%2520Census%2520Bureau\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2\/3 of the national average.<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/library\/visualizations\/2025\/comm\/school-system-current-spending-per-pupil-by-region-2023.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">That\u2019s $5300 per pupil below the average!<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/news\/local\/arizona-education\/2022\/10\/19\/how-arizona-schools-grappling-teacher-shortage-crisis\/8002010001\/?emci=a2c57ea7-ad52-ef11-991a-6045bddbfc4b&amp;emdi=c1c35f28-fc53-ef11-991a-6045bddbfc4b&amp;ceid=22203790\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arizona\u2019s public schools are in the midst of a teacher shortage crisis.<\/a> Last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/ktar.com\/arizona-education\/teacher-shortage-solutions\/5696442\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more than 8% of classrooms were either vacant or filled with a teacher who \u201cdid not meet state requirements\u201d.<\/a> That\u2019s part of why <a href=\"https:\/\/wallethub.com\/edu\/e\/states-with-the-best-schools\/5335\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arizona schools have the worst student-to-teacher ratio in the nation.<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, there is some good news this year. The legislature appropriated <a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/arizona\/our-stories\/some-wins-for-arizona-families-stand-for-children-arizona-applauds-bipartisan-2026-budget-for-support-of-arizona-children-and-families\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$3.4 million<\/a> for 9th Grade on Track programs, meaning that more students will be able to benefit from this scientific approach to keep them on track for graduation. The legislature also included a <a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/arizona\/our-stories\/some-wins-for-arizona-families-stand-for-children-arizona-applauds-bipartisan-2026-budget-for-support-of-arizona-children-and-families\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">two-year waiver<\/a> of the AEL in the Fiscal Year 26 budget that will allow schools to spend their entire budget for the next two school years. And the legislature <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.azleg.gov\/BillStatus\/BillOverview\/82266\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">passed a bill<\/a> requiring school districts to prohibit the use of phones during class time, a policy shown to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/do-school-phone-bans-help-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">improve academic outcomes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edweek.org\/leadership\/cellphone-bans-can-ease-students-stress-and-anxiety-educators-say\/2023\/10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">make students more engaged.<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cConstant underfunding of the public schools which are chosen by the vast majority of Arizona students, and a failure to end the teacher shortage crisis, continue to shortchange the education of Arizona\u2019s students,\u201d <strong>said Stand for Children Arizona Executive Director Rebecca Gau<\/strong>. \u201cArizona\u2019s students, teachers, and communities deserve better. Investments in programs like 9th Grade on Track are a start, but must be accompanied by larger investments in Arizona\u2019s students.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phoenix, Ariz. &#8211; For years, Arizona students have attended underfunded schools that are facing a teacher shortage crisis and are ranked near the bottom of the country. And as we begin a new school year, Arizona students face continued threats to their success, despite public school leaders and teachers who are giving their all every [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":4732,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","color_schema":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-events","category-education-legislation"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Arizona Students are Ready to Learn, Our Legislature has Left Schools Unprepared - Stand for Children Arizona<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/arizona\/our-stories\/arizona-students-are-ready-to-learn-our-legislature-has-left-schools-unprepared\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Arizona Students are Ready to Learn, Our Legislature has Left Schools Unprepared\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Phoenix, Ariz. &#8211; For years, Arizona students have attended underfunded schools that are facing a teacher shortage crisis and are ranked near the bottom of the country. 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