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The 2018 Arizona teachers' strike was held from April 26–May 3, 2018, by 20,000 teachers to protest low pay and cuts to school funding. [1] Arizona Governor Doug Ducey had approved a proposal giving a 20 percent raise to teachers by 2020, with a 9 percent raise in 2019; teachers rejected this proposal as it did not provide increased funding for schools themselves or raises for support staff. [2]
The strike lasted for 10 days, from April 2–12, after teacher salaries were increased by $6,000 and support staff salaries were increased by $1,250. [ 15 ] In late April, teachers in Arizona and in Colorado went on strike.
The 2019 Arizona budget proposed $4.5 billion to be spent on Arizona's K-12 education. Arizona consistently ranks low in both teacher pay and overall quality of education. [citation needed] In 2018, Arizona was ranked 43rd in overall quality of education [7] and 48th in teachers’ salaries. [8]
More teachers were dissatisfied with their jobs than workers overall, and pay was the least satisfying part of being in the profession, according to a 2024 Pew Research Center survey of public ...
Several states have approved increases in pay, including some of the largest raises in years, but can they retain teachers?
North Carolina made up ground on beginning teacher pay. But the state dropped in overall national rankings for educator salaries. Some good news and — and some bad — about teacher pay.
The Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction is an elected state executive position in the Arizona state government. The superintendent oversees the state of Arizona's public school system and directs the state's Department of Education. The state superintendent's powers are mostly administrative, with little influence over education policy ...
While the teacher did not say how much she was being paid during her five years at the school, Arizona does rank near the bottom of states when it comes to average teacher salaries, according to ...