Arizona Ponders Making School Bond Issues History

By Lynn Schnaiberg

Arizona educators watched with uncertainty last week as state lawmakers continued to wrangle over a school finance plan that would do away with the time-honored system of passing bonds to build schools.

Against an ever-shifting landscape, legislative leaders late last week continued their attempts to rally support for the complex bill in a special session called by Republican Gov. Jane Dee Hull on March 11.

The bill has cleared key committees in each chamber, and lawmakers were expected to finish work on it this week. But it was unclear whether supporters would have the votes to prevail on the...