A new report is handing out grades to states for their support of public schools and Arizona gets an "F." The Network for Public Education s "Public Schooling in America" report examines and rates public education on 42 factors, including measuring the influx of private schools, as well as the impacts charter schools and voucher laws are having. Beth Lewis, co-founder and director of Save Our Schools Arizona, said most Arizona voters consider public schools what she calls the "backbone of our society." "Strong schools make a strong state, and we have disinvested in our public schools," Lewis contended. "Our lawmakers have walked away from funding our public schools and supporting our teachers and that is going to have long-term economic impacts for our state, and also for individual students. " .
Two-thirds of those who make the public schools function in Texas say they want to leave, according to a new survey and the teachers union said parents should be alarmed. Nicole Hill, communications director for the American Federation of Teachers-Texas, said the percentage of people dissatisfied is inching up in each survey. A large education funding package failed in the legislature last year and Gov. .
North Carolina s public school system is facing a crisis, according to the recently released "Public Schooling in America 2024" report. It ranks the state s public school system 48th in the nation. Among the key findings, North Carolina received one of the worst scores for privatization laws. .