Plans in place for potential Thursday teacher walkout

The Daily Courier: A looming statewide teacher walkout on Thursday will have a bit of different look in the Quad-City region, as well as in a number of districts across Yavapai County.

Although there is strong support for Arizona Educators United’s #RedForEd movement, a scheduled walkout for Thursday, April 26, is getting mixed reviews.

In Prescott, #RedForEd leaders and school district administrators hammered out an option they dubbed “Walk About,” a courthouse plaza rally on Thursday and Friday that will enable the district to meet required school times without adding extra days to the calendar, but still enables teachers to rally for more education funding. The particulars: a two-hour delay on Thursday and an early release, half-day on Friday.

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