Arizona Teachers Vote To Walk-Out Beginning Next Thursday, April 26th

It's official, Arizona teachers have voted to stage a walkout which is expected to start next Thursday. 

The Arizona Education Association announced on Thursday night that the state's teachers have voted to walkout from schools.  Leaders in the #RedfoEd movement said the walkout is expected to begin on Thursday 4/26.

Joe Thomas, president of the AEA, said 78 percent of teachers voted in favor of a walkout.  Over 57,000 teachers voted.

Gov. Doug Ducey last week proposed a plan that would give teachers a 20 percent pay raise by 2020.

Members of the #RedforEd movement say the governor's plan doesn't address other demands, including pay increases for support staff and a return of school funding to pre-recession spending levels.

Many local area school boards have come out with public support for #RedForEd. 

Gov. Doug Ducey responded to the vote to walk-out via two Twitter posts:

"No one wants to see teachers strike. If schools shut down, our kids are the ones who lose out. We have worked side by side with the education community to develop a sustainable plan to give teachers a 20 percent raise by 2020." 

"I am committed to getting teachers this raise and am working to get this passed at the Legislature. We need teachers teaching, and kids learning."

A recent Fox 10 Phoenix article explains that, 

"The vote in Arizona comes after Ducey’s pay raise plan didn’t address other demands, including more overall school funding. Some walkout supporters say they want to send a message that other workers, such as bus drivers and receptionists, should get raises, too."

What do you think of this walk-out by Arizona teachers?

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