PHOENIX — The president of the American Federation of Teachers is coming to Phoenix on Monday to support striking Arizona teachers as they continue rallying for more funding. Organizers say the teachers also plan to spend part of the day meeting with legislators. The unprecedented statewide job action began last Thursday, resulting in closures of schools that educate the vast majority of Arizona’s 1.1 million public school students. The devil is in the details,” Joe Thomas, Arizona Education Association president and Noah Karvelis, Arizona Educators United organizer, said in a joint statement. ATF officials said that because of persistent budget cuts, Arizona public schools are short almost $1 billion in yearly funding from what they need to provide a robust, quality education.

Source: National Post April 29, 2018 22:01 UTC