AFT-AZ Is Fighting for Educators and Students at the Legislative Level

The Arizona Federation of Teachers is dedicated to putting in place EFFECTIVE RESEARCHED-BASED alternative to suspension measures at all levels of a child's education. The school-to-prison pipeline is spreading throughout the urban environment and there are far too many inexperienced teachers and administrators unwilling or unable to effectively intervene in a student's life before it is too late.

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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)
  • 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

Why the AFT-AZ recommended a NO VOTE on prop123

AFT-Arizona/Arizona Federation of Teachers

Vote No Prop 123

Introduction

Arizona schools are suffering from a combination of lower public investment, higher child poverty and rising enrollments. This is the result of a multiyear effort by Republicans and allies like the Goldwater Institute to cut taxes for the rich in a manner that forces schools to make tough choices while the state’s richest households do better than ever.

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