Goldwater Institute

The Siteks were not trying to hide their children from the big, bad world when they enrolled them in a private sectarian school.

Armed with a new report claiming thousands of California toddlers linger on preschool waiting lists, state law enforcement officials have signed on to a growing campaign to make preschool programs more available for poor children.

A top critic of the Valley's soon-to-be-built light rail system wants the state to periodically audit the transit program and cut funding if the first segment of the new Metro system does not meet performance standards.

Corporations could set aside $10 million in taxes next year for scholarships so children from poor families could transfer from public to private schools under a bill that passed its first significant test at the Legislature on Thursday.

Making the tough choices about the future of public education in Arizona would be difficult enough with a firm understanding of what taxpayers are spending on education.