Many rural teachers out of reach of Red for Ed movement

April 19, 2018 2 Comments

Members of Arizona Educators United protest on April 10 as Gov. Doug Ducey gives his weekly KTAR interview. Dozens of teachers, students and other public education advocates marched outside as the temperature in Phoenix reached 100 degree for the first time this year. (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times)

Some rural districts were left without any representation from Arizona Educators United or any clear sign that their voices mattered as public education employees across the state took part in a vote on whether to walk out of schools.

Teachers set for days of rallies at Capitol

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Teachers at Humphrey Elementary school participate in a state-wide walk-in prior to classes Wednesday, April 11, 2018, in Chandler, Ariz. Arizona teachers are demanding a 20 percent pay raise and more than $1 billion in new education funding. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Arizona Educators United have permission to rally at the Capitol all day Friday and most of next week.

Missing details of Ducey pay plan leave teachers skeptical

April 14, 2018 Leave a comment

Public education advocates rally at the Arizona Capitol on March, 28, 2018, to demand higher teacher pay, among other improvements to public school funding. (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times)

Lack of details of where the money is coming from and what the governor's plan does not include has Arizona educators panning his offer of a big hike in teacher pay.

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Many rural teachers out of reach of Red for Ed movement

Teachers set for days of rallies at Capitol

Missing details of Ducey pay plan leave teachers skeptical