School unification is a bad idea overall. Ostensibly it was proposed in order to save money, which is a good idea. But offsetting those savings by giving elementary teachers $10,000 raises during our current economic crises is absurd. Change the law requiring matching salaries first.
Furthermore, haven’t we been down this road several times before, with the plan being rejected by the voters? Also, more centralized human administration is not a good thing. We definitely need local control, rather than orders from Washington or Arizona or Yavapai County. They can advise, but the local parents of each school should have the say as to the kind of school they want for their children. There is more accountability that way, and isn’t that what we really need?
— Mr. and Mrs. John T. Stone
Cottonwood
