Career and Technical Education funding for Arizona is scheduled to be cut $29 million dollars for fiscal year 2017. This will decimate vital programs that are proven to reduce dropouts, increase academic attainment and provide students with the technical skills to be college and career ready. In addition, these programs are a vital pipeline to the Arizona economy, providing a skilled workforce that our employers need. Our legislators and Governor Ducey need to fix this day one of the 2016 session. Please sign this petition if you support AZ Career and Technical Education and demand our representatives restore the funding.
It is vital that these programs continue to be funded. Arizona already spends less per-pupil than all other states. Also, the Financial cuts to the programs are not 7 1/2%, they are closer to 50%. The future of Arizona's workforce it at stake!!!