Teachers rally for better pay
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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.
It is the first time since the #RedForEd campaign started that teachers didn’t show up to teach. Hundreds of other teachers were also at the Capitol, sitting in on several special sessions and meeting with legislators.
Many teachers say they struggle to pay the bills on the salary they make. Teachers in Arizona make some of the lowest salaries in the nation, according to a 2017 study by Arizona State University's Morrison Institute for Public Policy.
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