Arizona Education Association President Hopes Legislators Focus On School Funding Increases. See more state education news here
By Matt Kling • 91.5 KJZZ
Months before a new fiscal year begins for the state, Arizona Education Association President Joe Thomas suspects legislators are not on the same page when it comes to education funding.
Thomas said it would take a lot for teachers to repeat last year’s strike, but isn’t ruling one out if lawmakers do not commit to better funding for education.
“We’re having difficulty hiring people in the state of Arizona, because we have a reputation that we don’t fund our schools very well,” Thomas said.
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See Arizona legislative education news here:
- AzCentral — Broken chairs, tattered textbooks: Have Arizona classrooms changed since #RedForEd?
- Arizona Capitol Times — Bill to create special tuition for ‘dreamers’ stalls in Senate
- Arizona Capitol Times — The hypocrisy, unrealistic savings of school district consolidation
- Arizona Education Association — Legislative Update for April 6, 2019
- Children’s Action Alliance — The Good and Bad Bills of This Legislative Session So Far (March 27, 2019)
- Children’s Action Alliance — Legislative Update for March 27, 2019
- Children’s Action Alliance — Bonuses for High-Income Schools Don’t Improve Education
- Expect More Arizona — 2019 Legislative Session update as of March 29, 2019
- First Things First — Legislative update through March 29, 2019
- 12News NBC — Bill that would lower minimum wage for young workers essentially killed in Arizona Senate
- Payson Round-up — Senate panel wants to force school district mergers
See more state education news here:
- KJZZ — Arizona Superintendent Supports LGBTQ Lawsuit Against ‘No Promo Homo’ Law
- KTAR News — Sen. Sinema, 4 others reintroduce affordable college books bill
- KGUN9 — Official: Arizona moves on student tests puts funds at risk
- Tucson.com — $340M in federal funds at risk after Arizona allows schools to opt out of AzMerit
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