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Legislators vote to cut taxes amid protests to fund education Tempe & West Chandler's Wrangler News reported that if lawmakers and Gov. Doug Ducey were inclined to find money for teachers, one place they could go looking is in the taxes that the state doesn’t collect: Arizona allowed more than $13.5 billion in taxes to go uncollected in fiscal year 2017, thanks to a litany of exemptions, deductions, allowances, exclusions or credits.
Gov. sticks with his education funding plan Arizona Capitol Times reported that Gov. Doug Ducey won’t meet with the leaders of two teacher groups to talk about salaries and related issues even as they are taking the first steps toward a walkout.
AZ writing and math scores flattening Dan Hunting April 11, 2018 Education in Arizona has received a lot of attention recently, with teachers taking to the streets to plead for increased pay. For years, the state has placed near the bottom of the rankings for per-pupil education spending.
Judge's take on Prop 123 could impact ed funding Local attorney Grady Gammage Jr. is a senior research fellow at Morrison Institute for Public Policy. April 11, 2018 Proposition 123 is back in the headlines because it’s back in the courtroom.
Classroom conditions stress the need for funding KTAR News Phoenix reported on current classroom conditions shown in photos posted on social media by dozens of Arizona teachers that included old and worn out textbooks, broken desks and carpets held together with duct tape.
Median pay for teachers is trending upward Phoenix New Times reported that Arizona elementary teachers are no longer the worst-compensated in the country, but rather second-to-last behind Oklahoma.
Amicus Brief of the Arizona Education Association, Arizona School Boards Association, and Arizona Association of School Business Officials Reports and Publications April 2018 Grady Gammage Jr. Amicus brief of the Arizona Education Association, Arizona School Boards Association, and Arizona Association of School Business Officials
Teachers protest across the U.S. Reuters News Service reported that U.S. teacher demonstrations are likely to spread as more educators hit the streets to take on states that they claim are choosing tax cuts over the education of students in elementary and secondary public schools.
Dual-income allows educator to remain in classroom U.S. News & World Report featured Arizona's 2015 "Teacher of the Year," John-David Bowman, who considers himself lucky, doing the job he loves without worrying about supporting his family. "I decided to teach because I felt it would be a job I could do for a couple of years and I could give back to my community," Bowman said. "But I fell in love with the profession."