Arizona clocked in at 50th in per-pupil education funding out of 50 states of Washington D.C.Β 

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β€œFour of the five states with the biggest cuts in general school funding since 2008 β€” Arizona, Idaho, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin β€” have also cut income tax rates in recent years.”

Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, December 2015

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