Your Turn: Drastic cuts in education will imperil Arizona's future

Study after study, regardless of political party or ideology, confirms the value of a well-educated labor force and advanced research as engines of economic growth. As members of the National Academy of Sciences, the body created by Abraham Lincoln to advise the nation on matters of science, and as citizens of Arizona, we are deeply troubled by the options currently being considered by the Arizona Legislature to deal with the state's budget ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kristin Gorski - Feb 3, 2009 - 5:44 AM PST
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Kristin Gorski
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by Kristin Gorski - Feb. 3, 2009

The writer persuasively points out that other states are not gutting their education budget -- as Arizona is looking to do -- but are continuing investments in university education to help them get out of the recession faster.

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Dale Penn
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by Dale Penn - Feb. 3, 2009

This is a mediocre, opinion piece with no expert citations. Who from the National Academy of Sciences penned this? What studies are they referencing? It is unclear.

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