Arizona Teachers Push Proposal to Tax Rich for Education
“On a sweltering Arizona evening under a park pavilion, math teacher Heather LaBelle handed out petitions for a ballot initiative that would increase taxes on wealthy residents to get funding for schools. Later that night, her school board voted to give her and her fellow teachers an average raise of 15.5 percent. LaBelle, like many in Arizona’s #RedforEd movement that triggered a six-day teacher walkout, says improving teacher pay is just one step toward better schools.”