Accept Raise or Walk Out? #RedForEd Leaders Will Poll Educators This Week
“I don’t know about you, but I can’t walk back into my classroom without getting more for our students in this movement.”
“I don’t know about you, but I can’t walk back into my classroom without getting more for our students in this movement.”
“He took a shot at one demand here, and he missed that,” Noah Karvelis said. “And we have four others that he hasn’t even touched upon yet.”
It’s hard to see this as anything but a sign of the power of #RedForEd.
“We will be announcing a walkout date,” said Derek Harris, a teacher at Dietz K-8 School in Tucson.
Nearly two-thirds of students of color attend a highly segregated public school in Phoenix’s divided education system, decades after segregation.
Before you start to cheer, keep in mind that our new ranking might not last very long.
They’re framing a school “walk-in” protest on April 11 as a test run.
The #RedForEd movement has taken over Arizona schools ever since West Virginia teachers successfully went on strike.
Students from all over Arizona join millions nationwide to demand an end to the gun violence that has terrorized our schools
Their main goal? Securing a living wage and adequate school funding for Arizona teachers, said lead organizer Noah Karvelis.
Students in Phoenix will march against gun violence the day after Biltmore Preparatory Academy’s “ready, aim, and shoot” event.
A district spokesperson said that no teachers will be disciplined or punished as a result of the “sick-out.”
“I think they saw how hurtful the old policy was.”
“This one hurts — it stings … but we need to fight back.”
Teachers are fed up with Arizona’s broken education system and intend to let lawmakers know on March 28.
Looming over every social media thread is the question of whether it’s time to to do more — a teacher strike, school walkout, or some other action.
“I think people are willing to do whatever it takes to get the pay raise that we deserve.”
“West Virginia is showing the entire nation what can happen when teachers stand in solidarity.” Arizona teachers will wear red on Wednesday to prove it.
“What some people don’t understand is that when we see a police officer, to some of us, that isn’t safety.”
For 18 years, school teacher had been drinking from faucet that tested for 500 parts per billion of lead — 33 times higher than the federal limit.
When asked why it was so important that she attend a college course midway through the meeting, Annette Auxier said, “Well, because I lose 40 points if I’m not there.”
The bill’s sponsor said that teachers regularly spend hundreds of dollars on supplies like pencils, paper, posterboard, glue, and construction paper.