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Yuma Teachers Commute To California For Higher Pay

Craig Harris
Trevor Huxham/KJZZ
Craig Harris

As teachers prepare to stage another walk-in to protest low teacher pay and education funding in our state, Craig Harris with the Arizona Republic found a concerning trend among Arizona's teachers. Teachers are commuting across state lines because they can make more money in a neighboring state.

The Show sat down with Harris to talk more about it and how he used census data to quantify this growing problem for Arizona schools.

Lauren Gilger, host of KJZZ's The Show, is an award-winning journalist whose work has impacted communities large and small, exposing injustices and giving a voice to the voiceless and marginalized.