Many who turned out to demonstrate wore red T-shirts, making a crimson crowd that descended on state capitol buildings and chanted “Red for ed”. Their decision came after Arizona’s Republican governor, Doug Ducey, proposed to give teachers a 20% raise. The union hopes that that money could be spent on restoring full state funding for educational programs as well as reversing cuts to special education, arts and dual language programs. Art against pharmaMeanwhile, the art photography legend Nan Goldin made her presence felt in New York and Washington this week. Look out for the forthcoming Guardian interview with both Goldin and Madeleine Sackler in the next few days.

Source: The Guardian April 28, 2018 13:30 UTC