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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."
Teachers rally for education funding Cronkite News reported that thousands of Arizona teachers angry about pay rallied as part of the Red for Ed movement at the state Capitol on Wednesday and demanded a 20 percent raise, but organizers stopped short of calling for a statewide education strike.
'Wear Red for Ed' movement marches on The White Mountain Independent reported that teacher sick-outs closed nine schools last week to participate in a grassroots movement for higher teacher pay.
A shocking lack of defibrillators in South Phoenix David Schlinkert March 27, 2018 Residents of South Phoenix are twice as likely to be without access to life-saving equipment in the event of sudden cardiac arrest compared to the rest of Phoenix.1 Why doesn't South Phoenix have more life-saving equipment? Many factors contribute to poor healthcare outcomes, and knowledge and access to Automated External Defibrillators (AED) is no exception.
Teachers rally for better pay KPNX 12 News reported Some West Valley teachers held a “sick out” on Wednesday, March 21, forcing nine schools in the Pendergast Elementary School District to close for the day. Many of those teachers then headed to the Capitol, where they held a #RedForEd rally to get more school funding.
Driverless cars will force labor changes The Slate reported that with billions in investment funding, the driverless future being unleashed by companies like Waymo, Lyft, and Uber still raises more questions than answers for the city planners who will be responsible for incorporating the technology into existing urban-transit infrastructures.
End of road for AZ quest to deny driver's licenses to DREAMers Joseph Garcia March 21, 2018 Arizona’s defiant drive to prohibit legally protected Dreamers from obtaining driver’s licenses has finally run out of gas, with the U.S. Supreme Court declining to hear Arizona’s final appeal in the eight-year battle.
Pima County plans to reduce prison population In an opinion editorial for Arizona Capitol Times, Kurt Altman, Arizona state director for Right on Crime, compares Phoenix to Tucson by size and asking "Isn’t bigger always better?"
The Price of Uncertainty Reports and Publications March 2018 Kathleen Ferris, Sarah Porter, Grady Gammage Jr.