What are Arizona teachers' 5 demands?

The grassroots Arizona Educators United has organized the #RedForEd movement in Arizona and coordinated the walk-ins on Wednesday. Here are the five things the teacher-led group is asking Gov. Doug Ducey and the Legislature.

1. 20 percent salary increase

According to an analysis by the Arizona School Boards Association published in January, the median teacher pay in 2018 is $46,949. A 20 percent increase would amount to $9,390, for a total of $56,339.

2. Restore education funding to 2008 levels

This would require adding about $1 billion more in state funding to education. Arizona spends $924 less per student in inflation-adjusted dollars today than it did in 2008, according to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.

3. Competitive pay for all education support staff

Teachers are also demanding competitive pay for all education support professionals, such as teachers' aides and paraprofessionals, though they have not specified any dollar figures.

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4. Permanent salary including annual raises

Another ask from teachers is a "permanent" step-and-lane salary structure in which teachers are guaranteed annual raises and steady advancement in wages.

Organizers did not offer details of this, so the cost to the state is unclear.

5. No new tax cuts

The group is also demanding that no new tax cuts are made until per-pupil finding reaches the national average. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2015 figures, the most recent available, Arizona spent $7,489 per pupil, compared with the national average of $11,392. That is a difference of about 34 percent.