DETAILS ON PROPOSED COMMITTEE TO STUDY STATE RANKINGS
By Cronkite News Service
Under SB 1279, sponsored by Sen. John Huppenthal, R-Chandler, a committee appointed by the governor and leaders of each house of the Legislature would collect, evaluate and assess Arizona’s rankings compared to other states in the following areas:
1. Overall quality of schools based on:
- academic productivity
- ratings of school quality by parents;
- average salaries of teachers.
2. Wages paid to lawful