Press Releases

On June 21, 2021, the Arizona Education Association held a press conference urging legislators to protect the Invest in Education Act in state budget negotiations and highlight the devastating consequences the proposed state budget moving through the legislature would have on our public schools.

Today, the Arizona Legislative Republican Leadership and Governor Doug Ducey reached an agreement on a state budget proposal that prioritizes tax cuts for the rich over investing in our public schools.

Arizona educators applaud the passage of SCR1044 by the Arizona Legislature to allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) students who meet the requirements for residency and have an Employment Authorization Document to pay in-state tuition for Arizona universities.

APRIL 26, 2021 – Today, AEA members across the state will be celebrating the third anniversary of the historic day 75,000 educators, parents, and education advocates marched on the Arizona Capitol to demand the state meet its responsibility to fund the public schools our students deserve.

On April 7, 2021, the Arizona Education Association, Arizona Educators United, and Save Our Schools Arizona held a press conference at the Arizona Capitol to protect the Invest in Education Act and urge lawmakers to oppose Senate Bill (SB) 1783, which would cut up to $378 million from public schools.

AEA se mantiene en solidaridad con nuestros afiliados de la Asociación Educativa de Gilbert, y los más de 150 maestros que recibieron noticias de Reducción de Fuerzas (RIFs) por parte del distrito de las escuelas públicas de Gilbert.

AEA stands in solidarity with our local affiliate the Gilbert Education Association and the more than 150 teachers who recently received Reduction In Force (RIF) notices from Gilbert Public Schools.

For the past 11 months, educators have gone above and beyond to provide our students with learning opportunities as our communities were living through a pandemic. From the day the governor told schools to shift to distance learning the Arizona Education Association has been very clear in calling for the resources needed to support a safe return to in-person instruction.

For decades our state’s leaders have underfunded public education. Arizona is suffering a teacher shortage, our school buildings are crumbling, and our textbooks and technology are outdated. The pandemic has only made these problems worse. Today’s State of the State Address does not offer hope that the governor will provide any real solutions.

It has been two months since the Arizona Education Association called on Governor Ducey to implement a statewide COVID-19 school safety plan and there has been no action taken by the governor toward this important goal.