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The Breakdown, Episode 16: Strike everything
Tens of thousands of Red for Ed supporters marched on the Capitol last week, and they say they'll stay out of schools until Gov. Doug Ducey and the Legislature come up with a plan for education that satisfies them.
Ducey, legislative leaders arrive at teacher pay deal
Arizona House and Senate leaders have reached a deal with Gov. Doug Ducey on a plan to fund his proposal for a 20-percent pay hike for teachers, but they won’t disclose how they’ll pay for it.
Ballot measure to tax the rich for K-12 funding launched
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.
Teachers union prepares to ask voters for tax hike
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.
The Breakdown, Episode 15: The teachers have spoken
Public school employees voted last week, and they've decided to strike - but leadership behind the Red for Ed movement pumped the breaks.
Teachers vote to walk out
Teachers have voted overwhelmingly to walk out beginning April 26. Nearly 80 percent of the 57,000 votes case were in favor of a strike.
A tale of two votes: One will walk, the other won’t – yet
For teachers who carried Red for Ed signs, anxiety about their careers and their students, and frustration over the voting process grew as they weighed whether to strike in spite of Gov. Doug Ducey’s plan for a 20 percent raise by the 2020 school year.
Ducey takes on budget risk to fund teacher pay hike
As Arizona clawed its way out of the Great Recession, Gov. Doug Ducey sought to ease the state’s reliance on borrowing and gimmicks to balance the budget.
The Breakdown, Episode 14: Enough is enough?
Gov. Doug Ducey offered teachers a 20 percent raise by 2020, but will that be enough to satisfy their demands?
Grassroots teachers’ push sidelines union in pay dispute
At 40,000 strong, Arizona Educators United pushed aside the Arizona Education Association, the political group typically charged with imposing their will at the Legislature.
Senate president to kill highly supported ELL bill
A bill to eliminate the state’s four-hour-a-day English language learning requirement for students whose second language is English has reached the Senate with nearly unanimous support, but Senate President Steve Yarbrough may kill it.
The Breakdown, Episode 13: Good – not great – times at the Capitol
Gov. Doug Ducey has had a rough time in the last few weeks, but some insiders argue that's just the nature of the political cycle as he campaigns for another term in his office.
