#RedForEd redux? Arizona’s teachers, lawmakers fighting similar battles as in West Virginia. See more state education news here
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Teachers in West Virginia walked out of their classrooms last year and rushed their state’s Capitol.
Arizona teachers followed on their heels, walking out last spring over meager paychecks and thinned classroom funding.
As West Virginia lawmakers considered a voucher-style program this year; so did Arizona lawmakers.
And with tension growing in West Virginia over legislation educators believe to be retaliation for last year’s #RedForEd walkout, tension over similar proposals in Arizona is flaring, too.
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See related news here:
- Arizona Education Association — Bill Watch List (Updated Feb. 24, 2019)
- AZCentral — Legislature takes step toward charter school reform, following Republic investigation
- AZCentral — These charter school reforms aren’t perfect, but they strike the right balance
- Children’s Action Alliance — Legislative Update for Feb. 25, 2019
- Expect More Arizona — 2019 Legislative Session update as of Feb. 8, 2019
- Phoenix New Times — Arizona Teachers Went on Strike. Now Lawmakers Aim to Ban Politics in Classrooms
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- Arizona Public Media — Backpack Project Reaches Out to At-Risk Youth
- AZEDNEWS — Arizona college enrollment and completion trends
- Expect More Arizona — Three Things You Can Do to Celebrate Read Across America (March 2)
- Helios Education Foundation — Measuring Our Progress
- KALW — Arizona Law Leaves Schools Struggling To Navigate LGBTQ Issues
- KGUN — Arizona teachers not ruling out second Red for Ed walkout over school funding
- KJZZ News — US, Arizona Boost Pre-K Funding In Last School Year
- KTAR News — Arizona fails to implement key health policies, report finds
- Kingman Daily Miner — Nonprofit surveys rural Arizona voters, rank education as top issue in state
- USA Today — The Arizona Republic Wins George Polk Award for Education Reporting
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