Arizona teachers demand 20 percent raises, more money for students

[TexasTowelie]

Frustrated and desperate, Arizona educators are demanding 20 percent pay raises to address the state's teacher crisis and have threatened to take escalated action if state leaders don't respond with urgency.

About 2,500 teachers and their supporters — clad in a sea of red — cheered organizers of the Arizona Educators United grassroots group as they announced their list of demands of Gov. Doug Ducey and the Legislature at a Wednesday evening rally at the Capitol.

The educators said Ducey and state legislators have failed Arizona's students and teachers by not adequately funding public education.

The organizers said they will give the governor and state lawmakers through the end of this legislative session to act on their demands, and said they would go on strike if they did not.

Read more: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona-education/2018/03/28/arizona-teachers-demand-20-percent-raise-education-funding-governor-doug-ducey-legislature-redfored/462810002/

[RainCaster]

1. There was all this money for the top 1%, now the teachers want some

It's only fair.

[Sherman A1]

2. I don't think it's near enough

but it's a start.

[beachbum bob]

3. teacher strikes only work if the majority of teachers go out on strike, is this a

possibility on Arizona? 2500 are a mere fraction of total amount of public school teachers in that state....just saying.