Educator uprising: Red-clad teachers march in Arizona statewide strike


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Phoenix: A sea of teachers clad in red shirts flowed toward a Arizona Capitol on Thursday for an rare walkout that sealed many of a state’s open schools, partial of an clergyman overthrow that bubbled adult in other tools of a republic and widespread west.


Waving signs and red balloons, tens of thousands of teachers and their supporters headed by downtown Phoenix for a convene during a state Capitol to direct a 20 per cent lift for teachers, about $US1billion to lapse propagandize appropriation to pre-Great Recession levels and increasing compensate for support staff, among other things.


Stefanie Lowe, a clergyman during Tuscano Elementary School, smiles as she joins other teachers, relatives and students as they theatre a walk-in for aloft compensate and propagandize appropriation in Phoenix.

Stefanie Lowe, a clergyman during Tuscano Elementary School, smiles as she joins other teachers, relatives and students as they theatre a “walk-in” for aloft compensate and propagandize appropriation in Phoenix.


Photo: AP

Widespread protests also were underway in Colorado, where some schools have close down.


Teachers in both states wish some-more resources in a classroom and have perceived offers possibly for increasing appropriation or raises. But teachers contend a efforts aren’t enough, with Arizona educators rising a first-ever statewide strike to press lawmakers to accommodate their demands.


The throng in downtown Phoenix began a 3-kilometre trek to a Capitol, with demonstrators carrying signs saying, “Money for Schools” and “Make Schools Great Again.”


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