The Latest: Walkout leader credits teachers for pay raises
PHOENIX (AP) — The Latest on approval of big raises for Arizona's teachers following a weeklong strike that closed most of the state's schools (all times local):
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A leading organizer of the walkout by Arizona's teachers says striking educators should take credit for the increased funding that state legislators approved for their raises in an all-night budget session.
Noah Karvelis of Arizona Educators United told hundreds of red-shirted teachers crowded outside the state Capitol Thursday morning that "the change happens with us."
Gov. Doug Ducey earlier signed part of a state budget plan that provides more than $300 million in raises for many of the state's striking teachers.