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The student voice of Perry High School

The Precedent

The student voice of Perry High School

The Precedent

Hands on political learning for AP Gov students

Hands on political learning for AP Gov students

Alexander Connors, Web Editor November 17, 2020

When the 2020 presidential election pressed on, AP Government students were more politically active than ever. After Tuesday, November 3, 2020, Elizabeth Tompkins’ AP Government class had been going...

The Precedent takes an in-depth look into how Arizona and CUSD funds its schools.

Arizona politics responsible for school underfunding

Staff Reporter, Ethan Thai November 15, 2016

School in Arizona funding is pitiful. According to a 2016 release by the  U.S. Census Bureau Public Education Finances, the state ranked 48th in the nation for its budget - 96.2 percent of Arizona students...

Politics in the Classroom

October 26, 2016

Election season is reaching its climax, and with it emerges the slew of clashing political opinion- often among an apathetic majority. The mixture of differing views is usually approached with caution...

Prop 123: More Money More Problems?

Nathan Tucker, News Editor April 22, 2016

Arizona schools are stuck in an unenviable position. Out of 50 states, Arizona placed 48th in amount of money spent for each student: every Arizonan child in K-12 education equaled $7,208 spent, according...

Voting trends in the new age: does political individuality exist?

Voting trends in the new age: does political individuality exist?

Karson Hentges, Staff Reporter April 20, 2016

It’s 2016, and as the United States faces the upcoming election of a new president, every vote counts, even before the actual election period begins. What that means for the front running candidates...

Watergate ATPM

November 17, 2015

Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, two young members of the Washington Post’s staff around 1972, unveiled the story of the Watergate Scandal after intense investigation and research of the sensitive topic. The...

Mug shot of News Editor Nathan Tucker.

Democratic debates stay on track

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor November 9, 2015

It is an understatement to say the Democratic debate was better than the three fiascoes the Republicans have broadcasted in as many months. It falls into the category of gross understatement, the “only...

Home care providers and consumers meet in Los Angeles with former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, at Los Angeles Trade Technical College. (Barbara Davidson/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Smith Discord: Stereotypes in Politics

Lucas Smith, Staff Writer August 25, 2015

Stereotyping has negative connotations connected with it. It becomes a problem when society gets locked in to stereotyping that an individual cannot be separated from the group. When they do not give someone...

State superintendent of public instruction Diane Douglas (left) listens to parents, teachers and community leaders speak at the "We Are Listening" tour on May 9.

Douglas’ “We Are Listening” tour addresses concerns in public education

Erik Yates, Staff Reporter May 20, 2015

In the Chandler Public Library on May 9, newly elected Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas sat and listened to dozens of concerned individuals share their opinions on the state of education...

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