As of this writing the Arizona Legislature has decimated higher education with its budget cuts.  How will this help improve our education system?  According to the Coalition for Solutions Through Higher Education, “we are not producing enough educated, highly skilled workers to effectively compete in today’s global, knowledge-based economy.  This crisis is especially acute in Arizona, which trails the rest of the nation in college completion and other key measures of educational performance.”  So what will the legislature’s actions do?  It certainly won’t improve the situation.

Come to the DFA-MC meeting on Wednesday, February 4th at 6:30pm to learn where we stand.  The meeting will be at El Penasco Restaurant, 19 E Broadway, Tempe.  (SE corner of Broadway and Mill).

The talk will be preceded by election of officers.  People who have agreed to serve are:
Toby Stahl – Chair; Randall Holmes – 1st Vice-Chair; Linna Thompson – 2nd Vice-Chair; Carol Corsica – Secretary; Joe Zemek – Treasurer and Joe Murphy, Chris Fleischman, Catherine Miller, Mary Ellen Bradshaw and Stephanie – members at-large. Nominations will be taken from the floor. Elections will start promptly at 6:45pm so we can get to our speaker.

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