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OPINION: "What triggered this reflection on my first, and probably last, first-class flying experience was the connection to the state budget situation. My upgrade was due to luck. First-class education should not be contingent on luck, economic status, what side of the aisle you sit on, or any other factor," writes Nicholas Clement, retired superintendent of Flowing Wells Unified School District. 

OPINION: "Regrettably, our governor and Legislature’s historic underfunding for K-12 shows they are unwilling to invest in our students’ education. When voters clearly demonstrate our commitment to our K-12 students and educators, as we did by passing Proposition 208, it is unconscionable for the majority of representatives in Phoenix to cast aside our will," writes Judi Moreillon, an education advocate in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥. 

OPINION: "I was a text book salesperson in 2002 in California. I sold books to middle and high schools. These were high-quality books with new literature and state standards built into them. When I got to my current school in 2013, I was shocked to see those very same books that were from 2002 on the shelves of the English classrooms," writes Nancy Gutierrez, a teacher in TUSD and a candidate for the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ House in LD 18.

OPINION: "This debate isn’t difficult to understand. Democrats, Independents, business leaders and the majority of voters believe one of the state’s principal responsibilities is to educate the future workforce of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥. The state budget should reflect this priority," writes state Rep. Christopher Mathis.

OPINION: "School funding is a complicated and contentious issue, but this is our future we are talking about here. To have the resources to make an impact (with required accountability to students, parents, and taxpayers) and not use them seems to be the wrong decision to me," writes retired ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ educator Mark Hanna.