TUCSON, Ariz. — Governor Doug Ducey released details of the 2020 budget, highlighting Arizona's top budget priority is investing more resources in K-12 education.
But Red for Ed activists say it's not enough, and they're planning the third walk-in this month.
The budget includes more teacher pay raises, boosts in the number of counselors and school resource officers, and funding to expand career and technical education programs.
Teacher pay will increase an additional five percent this year, but some educators say it's not about teacher pay this time.
"We are really disappointed by the proposal of the new tax cuts that would come from the tax conformity," Kate Van Roekel, an educator and Red for Ed activist said.
Van Roekel says lawmakers -- once again -- are not addressing the state's school funding crisis. They want a return to 2008 levels and per-pupil spending to reach the national average.
The group says they would have liked to see the state's $1 billion budget surplus that was put into Arizona's Rainy Day Fund, put toward public schools instead.
"We are aware that we're going to have to fight for every single cent that is going to come our way, and we're prepared to do that," Van Roekel said.
Here's a list of schools participating in a walk-in on Wednesday, May 22:
Alice Vail Middle School
AmeriSchools Academy
Apollo Middle School
Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind & Manzo
Bloom
Borton
Canyon del Oro
Challenger Middle School
Cholla HS
Coatimundi Middle School (Santa Cruz County)
Coronado K-8 School
Desert View
Doolen
Emily Gray
Holladay
Homer Davis
Kellond Elementary
La Cima Middle School
Lineweaver
Los Amigos
Mansfeld Middle School
Marana Middle
Marana High
Myers-Ganoung
Nash Elementary
Roberts Naylor K8
Sierra 2-8
White Elementary
