Save our Schools Arizona delivered 111,540 signatures to the secretary of state on Aug. 8, 2017, to put the controversial … Read More
Arizona’s low pay is wearing thin with teachers, and the state is losing out
Carly and Justin Swotek have given up on Arizona. The married couple — both certified K-12 teachers who worked at … Read More
Are Changes to Education Funding Enough?
The Legislature has wrapped up its 2017 session and the budget is in place. Arizona lawmakers ended the 2017 … Read More
The cost of cuts: Arizona tax carve-outs last year hit $13.7B
Teachers who marched on the Capitol this past week in support of doubling the salary boost that policymakers were considering … Read More
Jan Autenreith: Fund public education, not private schools
Jan Autenreith Recently, on my way to the school where I work, I stopped my car behind a school bus. … Read More
Teachers March In Phoenix For Higher Raises In State Budget
Area superintendents fear expansion of vouchers Local lawmakers defend them as more educational choice
Chino Valley Schools Superintendent John Scholl’s concern about the state Legislature’s expansion of educational vouchers for private and parochial schools … Read More
Arizona teachers hold ‘boat parade’ at state Capitol to protest low pay
Supporters of increased pay for teachers took to the rocky shores of the state Capitol on Tuesday to demand a … Read More
GOP budget plan would give teachers double the raise Arizona governor offered
PHOENIX — A Republican budget plan set for its first vote Wednesday, May 3, would give Arizona teachers a pay … Read More
Arizona Rep on Teachers Forced To Work Multiple Jobs: “That’s America!”
Arizona has a massive teacher shortage. It also has some of the lowest paid teachers in the entire country, many … Read More