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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.
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.
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.
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."
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.