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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWow! Has anyone seen this? I hope they do some good.
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Matt Rodewald FOX 10
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LOOK: A stunning image of just how many teachers are marching to the Arizona State Capitol. #RedForEd
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)DownriverDem
(6,232 posts)When some of them are interviewed they say they are repubs. How in God's name can anyone who relies on public funds vote repub?
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)By far most Republicans believe in universal public education funded by taxes.
That magnificent 2-mile-long march of conservatives and liberals united in common purpose is exactly what our nation needs. And a lot more of it.
United we stand against our common enemies, divided we fall before our common enemies.
So to speak.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,719 posts)Those numbers should get the attention of the State Capitol folks.
According to local news coverage, our Republican governor and Republican majority legislature went on recess early on during the rally
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Mahatma Gandhi
Wwcd
(6,288 posts)dameatball
(7,400 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,469 posts)Our local Fox affiliate station does a really decent job reporting the local news in a fairly unbiased fashion. Unfortunately negotiations are underway for Sinclair Broadcasting to acquire that station and things will change for the worse.
dameatball
(7,400 posts)DownriverDem
(6,232 posts)Don't they go to Fox News reporters for national stories? I've seen it happen.
Brother Buzz
(36,469 posts)rdmtimp
(1,592 posts)the same way that WNBC in New York is an NBC owned and operated station.
Brother Buzz
(36,469 posts)It's part of the Tribune Media Company buyout. It was announced months ago, but the sale seems to be stalled somehow.
forgotmylogin
(7,533 posts)And I think most of them are what we think of as standard "neutral" evening news. That what makes the "must read" Sinclair statement so heinous. Many of them didn't appreciate having to do that at all.
Stallion
(6,476 posts)...and promptly turn channel especially when they turn to national perspective
Wounded Bear
(58,721 posts)but the show of force by them and their supporters is pretty awesome.
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,633 posts)zentrum
(9,865 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,632 posts)I have marched with my local teachers union at least a dozen times over my career as a union rep for my school site. "Teachers Build The Future" (that is our union slogan)and the GOP destroys it (that is MY add-on).
Nitram
(22,892 posts)barbtries
(28,811 posts)it was 96 degrees. this picture brought tears to my eyes.
CTyankee
(63,912 posts)I have one of those hats and they are WARM...
Arkansas Granny
(31,532 posts)CTyankee
(63,912 posts)Great cause. Good for those teachers.
mountain grammy
(26,655 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)(just kidding!) That's a lot of teachers. The stream of teachers looks like ants from a distance. You know how ants stream out to go somewhere? Amazing.
OhNo-Really
(3,985 posts)Huge proportion of real estate taxes go to Education as depicted on our tax statements.
We wont have teachers unless a teacher can support a family. Too hard a job for peanuts
YessirAtsaFact
(2,064 posts)Teachers can probably make as much or more money in other jobs, so why not?
If the pay is low enough, worries about losing your job wont stop you from taking action
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Good for them. They aren't going to take it anymore and they are serious.
malaise
(269,186 posts)Rec
kairos12
(12,875 posts)Arkansas Granny
(31,532 posts)kairos12
(12,875 posts)Arkansas Granny
(31,532 posts)Omaha Steve
(99,740 posts)bluestarone
(17,058 posts)RED WAVE!!!!!!!!!!! BLUE WAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is our year!!!!!!!!!!!!!
poboy2
(2,078 posts)LisaM
(27,839 posts)My father was a public school teacher and worked very hard (he's retired now). The lack of respect teachers get in this country is absurd.
tomp
(9,512 posts)trof
(54,256 posts)BobTheSubgenius
(11,571 posts)Teachers deserve so much better than they are given.
Cha
(297,722 posts)Mahalo, AG
IluvPitties
(3,181 posts)Kurt V.
(5,624 posts)an exclamation point!
SayItLoud
(1,702 posts)due! And also hope they realize how tRUMP is screwing them via tax, Devoss et al. But, didn't a Repube just win in Arizona?
appalachiablue
(41,177 posts)K & R
S.E. TN Liberal
(508 posts)Each individual there made the choice to show up.
We all face that decision for events. Join in and be a part of something bigger than we can ever be by our lonesome.
raven mad
(4,940 posts)Teachers 💐💐💐💓💐💐💐!!!!
Demovictory9
(32,475 posts)SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)Here's hoping they can get the Arizona lawmakers to ante up. Honestly, you couldn't pay me enough to be a teacher in this day and age. For those who do, I have the utmost respect and admiration.
jes06c
(114 posts)At the right restaurant, you could make as much money waiting tables as you could as an Arizona teacher
SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)many are waiting tables (a noble undertaking) because of nationwide school budget cutbacks. Even at twice their annual salary they deserve and earn every damned cent.
jes06c
(114 posts)Even charter schools are beginning to support this, which is kind of a surprise because a lot of the charter schools in Arizona are run by right wing groups, and push a conservative ideology.
Then again, in Arizona teachers at charter schools make even less than their public school counterparts.
backtoblue
(11,345 posts)oasis
(49,410 posts)bonniebgood
(943 posts)keep voting republican into office.
Arkansas Granny
(31,532 posts)leanforward
(1,077 posts)Gothmog
(145,619 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Incredible! Go teachers!!
bjvom
(51 posts)...Sarah Huckleberry Saddlebags will say this is a picture of "the tremendous crowd" showing support for the orange menace?
rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)niyad
(113,582 posts)Lifelong Protester
(8,421 posts)I know in WI we were trying to protect our union, but we were marching in red!
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)Initech
(100,104 posts)Which is good because we need to pump some blood into our politics!
jimmy2.0
(13 posts)At first I thought that the #RedforED signs all over the place were campaign signs for a republican governor named ed.