AZ Republican:Teachers get second jobs to buy boats, enjoy finer things in life

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8. I work in AZ schools

I.T. Administration - not teaching. But I get a pretty objective view of how teachers are treated in this state and how they live.

The AZ GOP views public educators with slightly less contempt than they might hold for an ISIS executioner. Public education is a major budget item that gets in the way of not just cutting taxes for the rich, but eliminating them. And worse, public schools are not allowed to be used to fundamentalist religious indoctrination. Don't get me started on the private charter scam schools in this state - that's a long topic.

No, our teachers are not doing that well and MANY of the best are leaving for states where they are not treated like scum. SB 1042 is desperation to fill positions with people who have no teaching skills and Sen Allen has no clue about what it takes to handle a room full of students at any level.