Arizona House Raises Education Spending Limit (video)

Arizona established an artificial funding cap on education funding 42 years ago. Every time it has to be raised, there's high drama.

In 1980, Arizona established the Aggregate Expenditure Limit (AEL). This is an artificial cap on education spending that ignores changing student population and advances in education, particularly in technology. The Arizona Legislature has to raise the AEL to allow schools districts to spend the money the Legislature budgeted for them in 2021. (Yeah, it…