#RedForEd seeks action on per-pupil funding and other demands not met last year. See more state education news here
By Lisa Irish • Arizona Education News Service • Arizona School Boards Association
A year after tens of thousands of teachers and education advocates marched through Phoenix streets demanding action on low teacher pay and per student funding that remains below pre-recession levels, #RedForEd supporters and Arizona Educators United are seeking progress on demands not addressed last year.
#RedForEd considered holding a rally May 1 after 2 p.m. at the Capitol in Phoenix, which would have been one of several rallies in North and South Carolina, Virginia and New Jersey held that day. But now, the group is encouraging educators to pack the Arizona Legislature on nights legislators are working on the budget and Save Our Schools Arizona is encouraging education supporters to wear red and attend Committee of the Whole and floor sessions.
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See Arizona legislative education news here:
- Arizona Education Association Bill Watch List — Legislative Update for April 27, 2019
- Arizona Public Media — #RedForEd Rally; K-12 Counselors; Campaign Fundraising
- Arizona Public Media — Education Issues This Legislative Session
- AzMirror — AZ teachers face worst ‘pay penalty’ in the nation
- Children’s Action Alliance — Arizona Children Deserve a Better School Funding Plan
- Expect More Arizona — 2019 Legislative Session update as of April 26, 2019
- KJZZ — Teachers Who Struck Still See Needs In Arizona Classrooms
- KTAR — Arizona Department of Education says schools can’t require state ID
- KVOA — Red For Ed enters its second year as Ducey proposes funding for new counselors
- Payson Roundup — Educators hail apparent death of school consolidation bill
- 12News — One year later: Red for Ed anniversary
- Verde Independent — Arizona GOP wants statewide vote to boost sales tax for education
- WTOP — Teacher protests hang over state lawmakers in budget season
See other Arizona education news here:
- AzCentral — Foster-care lawsuit vs. state of Arizona can proceed as a class action, court says
- Arizona Public Media — School Counselors Lacking in Arizona’s Schools
- Public Service News — AZ Program Speeds Up Early Literacy with Acceleration Zones
- Prescott Daily Courier — Armed to Know speakers share stories in effort to save students, parents from ‘ripple effect of suicide’
Category: Education
