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by David Safier

I read an article and a column recently that may point to what we'll be hearing from conservatives next session when it comes to education: decentralization. Kill the state Department of Ed, and pretty much kill district administrations.

First, kill the DOE:

Rep. Lucy Mason, R-Prescott says she will introduce a bill that will drastically cut the Arizona Department of Education or eliminate it completely.

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Through this bill, she proposes to keep the superintendent of schools, which is a constitutional office, and eliminate its 352-500 employees. "We'll take him to the executive tower and use his expensive property for something else," she said.