Arizona's lawmakers move to pass raises for striking teachers
PHOENIX — Arizona lawmakers are rushing to pass a plan that will give a pay bump to teachers who have walked off the job in an unprecedented statewide strike, closing schools for the fourth day.
Hearings began Tuesday on a state budget proposal that will help fund 10 percent raises for educators next year and make the first payment toward restoring nearly $400 million slashed from school building and maintenance budgets following the Great Recession.
The teacher raise is half a 20 percent bump that Republican Gov. Doug Ducey has promised by 2020.
Tens of thousands of Arizona teachers are protesting low pay and school funding, saying Mr. Ducey’s plan doesn’t go far enough to restore lost classroom resources or offer raises to support staff.
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