Classroom Crisis
- Arizona ranks dead last in the nation for teacher pay. (Source: Arizona Republic)
- Our state ranks 48th for public school funding and in student achievement outcomes. (Source: KTAR)
- Arizona is facing an unprecedented teacher shortage. Currently, more than 2,200 classrooms across the state without a teacher. (Source: Arizona School Personnel Administrators Association survey, September 2016)
- Low teacher pay remains central to the teacher recruitment and retention crisis. (Source: Arizona Education News) Teachers are leaving the state for better opportunities elsewhere. (Source: 12 News Phoenix)
- Vouchers pull millions from our already underfunded public schools, worsening the classroom crisis. (Source: Arizona Republic)
source: http://saveourschoolsarizona.org/pages/6