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Arizona teachers went on strike for a shorter period of time, and will end up with higher wages than teachers who walked out before them.

The group responsible for forcing a public vote on the future of vouchers will now help a bit to block "dark money'' in future political campaigns.

Gov. Doug Ducey took a swat Monday at an initiative designed to raise taxes on the wealthy to finance education.

The Arizona Educators United and Red for Ed movement drew an estimated 150,000 teachers, students and public school staff to the Capitol to demand more for education.

Putting aside the adversarial relationship between the Governor’s Office and leaders of the teacher pay movement, both Ducey and Arizona teachers have benefitted from the “Red for Ed” momentum that swept through Arizona this legislative session.

The genesis for the freedom schools is the belief, particularly strong among conservatives, that institutions of higher education are liberal bastions, where conservative views on politics, economics and social issues are under assault.

The Arizona Educators United and Arizona Education Association called for an end to the Red for Ed strike today, leaving most of their demands on the table.

Public schools across Arizona remained closed for the third day as Red for Ed protesters descended again on the state Capitol.

A coalition of teachers, parents and education advocates led by the Center for Economic Progress, a progressive public policy group, launched an effort Friday to raise income taxes on wealthy Arizonans to pay for the state’s public education.

The Arizona Education Association is mulling a ballot measure that would ask voters to find the revenue for increased education funding in their own pockets – one way or another.