Gov. Doug Ducey announced on Friday afternoon that Senate President Steve Yarbrough and House Speaker J.D. Mesnard have reached a deal for Arizona teachers.
Ducey released the following in a statement: "Earlier this month, we stood shoulder to shoulder, in unity with the education community, to announce a plan for a 20 percent increase in teacher pay by school year 2020. Today, we are pleased to announce that this plan is a reality. Arizona is delivering on its commitment to our students and teachers."
"We are also restoring recession-era cuts to increase funding for schools and putting more money into the classroom -- flexible dollars for superintendents to use for support staff pay increases, update antiquated curriculum and improve school infrastructure -- without raising taxes. This plan benefits our children’s education across the state, and we are working through the weekend to introduce a budget early next week and pass it shortly thereafter.”
The deal comes on the second day of statewide teacher walkouts.
We are ready to work through the weekend to introduce a budget early next week and pass it shortly thereafter #20x2020 https://t.co/GFIvnRtGBq
— Doug Ducey (@dougducey) April 27, 2018
