26 protest signs from Arizona #RedforEd teacher rallies
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A look at some of the signs teachers and supporters have made for #RedforEd marches in Arizona.
"Give my mom a raise!"
Part of the crowd of approximately 1,500, flashes an assortment of colorful signs to the traffic along Congress at Granada, part of the rally and march for the #RedforEd movement, Wednesday, April 4, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
Kelly Presnell / ӰAV"Teachers need more than apples"
Supporter Dathon Golish employs a minimalist approach to his signage, part of the 1,500 rallying for the #RedforEd movement, Wednesday, April 4, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
Kelly Presnell / ӰAV"I find your lack of funding disturbing"
Approximately a thousand teachers, other staff and supporters line Congress Street at Granada Avenue on the first day of the statewide Arizona Teacher Walkout on April 26, 2018.
Mamta Popat / ӰAV"This would not happen at Hogwarts"
Hundreds of teachers, staff and supporters line Broadway Boulevard east of Euclid Avenue as they join with Tucson Unified School District in a Stand-Out near East Broadway Boulevard and North Euclid Avenue on April 25, 2018, Tucson, Ariz. Educators planned to line Broadway Boulevard from downtown to Houghton Road in advance of Thursday's state-wide walkout.
Mike Christy / ӰAV"School funding would be groovy"
Pictured left to right are Margarita Lopez, Evan Sands, 8, Andrea Lopez, Norah Sands, 6 and Dan Lopez
Angela Pittenger | This Is Tucson"2008 called and it wants its funding back"/"I'd rather be teaching"
Approximately a thousand teachers, other staff and supporters line Congress Street at Granada Avenue on the first day of the statewide Arizona Teacher Walkout on April 26, 2018. Mamta Popat / ӰAV
Mamta Popat / ӰAV"Stone Cold Doug Ducey"
Jalyn Wheatley, a history teacher at Pueblo High School, waves her sign near Highland Avenue as teachers, staff and supporters join with Tucson Unified School District in a Stand-Out near East Broadway Boulevard and North Euclid Avenue on April 25, 2018, Tucson, Ariz. Educators planned to line Broadway Boulevard from downtown to Houghton Road in advance of Thursday's state-wide walkout.
Mike Christy / ӰAV"If you think education is expensive, wait until you see how much ignorance costs."
Teachers and other supporters rally during the the third day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix on Monday, April 30, 2018.
David Wallace / The Arizona Republic"This is why we can't have nice things"
Dennis Tamblyn, left, and Greg Guenther show their support for the #RedforEd movement at a downtown rally Thursday, April 26, 2018.
Angela Pittenger | This Is Tucson"WTF: Where's the funding?"
"My 32 3rd graders deserve better"
"Don't make me go all We$t Virginia on you"
FILE - In this Wednesday, March 28, 2018 file photo, Arizona teachers and education advocates march at the Arizona Capitol protesting low teacher pay and school funding in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Ross D. Franklin"Arizona exports teaching talent"
Tucson High science teacher Jim Sinex tries to interact with westbound Congress motorists stopped for the traffic light at Granada, part of a rally and march by 1,500 teachers, students and supporters for the #RedforEd movement, Wednesday, April 4, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
Kelly Presnell / ӰAV"I have never had a fully funded education"
From left, Borton Elementary schoolmates Rubi Mills, 11, Willa Barron, 10, Adelaide Mills, 9 and Camryn Hernandez, 8, holds their signs near Tyndall Avenue as teachers, staff and supporters join with Tucson Unified School District in a Stand-Out near East Broadway Boulevard and North Euclid Avenue on April 25, 2018, Tucson, Ariz. Educators planned to line Broadway Boulevard from downtown to Houghton Road in advance of Thursday's state-wide walkout.
Mike Christy / ӰAV"Make Arizona Smart again"
"Starving the schools feeding the rich"
Thousands participate in a protest at the Arizona Capitol for higher teacher pay and school funding on the first day of a state-wide teachers strike Thursday, April 26, 2018, in Phoenix. A sea of teachers clad in red shirts and holding "Money for Schools" signs reached the Arizona Capitol to press lawmakers for action Thursday, a key event in an unprecedented walkout that closed most of the state's public schools and built on an educator uprising that bubbled up in other parts of the U.S. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Ross D. Franklin"Teachers want their careers valued and respected"
Thousands participate in a protest at the Arizona Capitol for higher teacher pay and school funding on the first day of a state-wide teachers strike Thursday, April 26, 2018, in Phoenix. A sea of teachers clad in red shirts and holding "Money for Schools" signs reached the Arizona Capitol to press lawmakers for action Thursday, a key event in an unprecedented walkout that closed most of the state's public schools and built on an educator uprising that bubbled up in other parts of the U.S. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Ross D. Franklin"No teachers or support staff left behind"
Hundreds of teachers, supporters and families gathered on all four corners of Granada and Congress Street in downtown Tucson Thursday morning to show support for the #RedforEd movement which seeks to restore funding to Arizona's public education system.
Angela Pittenger | This Is Tucson"Teachers are walking out so we can walk into a better future"
Participants chant during a protest at the Arizona Capitol for higher teacher pay and school funding on the first day of a state-wide teachers strike Thursday, April 26, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Ross D. Franklin"It's not political, it's survival"
Thousands march to the Arizona Capitol for higher teacher pay and school funding on the first day of a state-wide teacher strike Thursday, April 26, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Ross D. Franklin / Associated Press"Invest in Arizona's largest asset -- the children"
"I work to make a living, I teach to make a difference, so stop making me pay for school supplies & resources. $48,000? Said no teacher ever!"
"You can't put students 1st if you put our teachers last!
Sydney Sears, a first year teacher, has to rely on family to help pay the bills to support the #RedforEd movement.
Angela Pittenger | This Is Tucson"Support educators who rise up. Ducey, you really have to wise up."
"I'd rather be teaching but this is important"
Winslow teacher Nicole Tell (right) joins her follow Arizona teachers at the Arizona State Capitol during Day 3 of a walkout for higher pay and more education funding on Apr. 30, 2018 in Phoenix, Ariz. (Photo by Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic)
Rob Schumacher / The Arizona Republic"Make teacher exploitation extinct"
Thousands of marchers, most of them in full support of the Red For Ed movement, head west on Congress as they take part in the annual May Day Rally, Tucson, Ariz., Tuesday, May 1, 2018.
Kelly Presnell / ӰAVRelated to this collection
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