#RedForEd teacher walkout May 1-2, 2018

In the House of Representatives, the long night was getting to Rep. Daniel Hernandez, D-Tucson, in red early May 3, 2018.

Hundreds of #RefForEd supports gather outside the Arizona Capitol on the evening of May 2, 2018. The overflow rooms are full. On a typical budget night, this mall would be mostly empty except for some lobbyists.

Teachers and other supporters fill the lobby of the Senate during the fifth day of the Arizona teacher walkout on Wednesday night, May 2, 2018 at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix, Ariz.

Teachers and other supporters fill the lobby of the Senate during the fifth day of the Arizona teacher walkout on Wednesday night, May 2, 2018 at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix, Ariz.

Teachers and other supporters fill the lobby of the Senate during the fifth day of the Arizona teacher walkout on Wednesday night, May 2, 2018 at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix, Ariz.

Teachers and other supporters fill the gallery in the Senate during the fifth day of the Arizona teacher walkout on Wednesday night, May 2, 2018 at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix, Ariz.

Teachers and other supporters wait in the gallery to watch the Senate debate education funding to during the fifth day of the Arizona teacher walkout on Wendesday night, May 2, 2018 at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix, Ariz.

Teachers and other supporters wait in the gallery to watch the Senate debate education funding to during the fifth day of the Arizona teacher walkout on Wendesday night, May 2, 2018 at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix, Ariz.

Antonio Lozano from Sierra Linda High and Renee Young-Esparza from Barry Goldwater High rally with other teachers during the fifth day of the Arizona teacher walkout on May 2, 2018, at the Arizona state Capitol in Phoenix, Ariz.

Antonio Lozano from Sierra Linda High and Renee Young-Esparza from Barry Goldwater High rally as the Arizona State Legislature work into the night during the fifth day of the Arizona teacher walkout on May 2, 2018 at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix, Ariz.

Teachers and other supporters fill the gallery in the Senate waiting for education funding to be discussed during the fifth day of the Arizona teacher walkout on May 2, 2018 at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix, Ariz.

Arizona House Speaker J.D. Mesnard, accompanied by other House lawmakers, spoke with teachers in the House gallery on May 2, 2018. The group asked Mesnard about voting procedures in a cordial and lighthearted discussion.

Arizona Rep. Tony Navarette, D-Phoenix, stopped to talk with teachers from Arrowhead Elementary in the Paradise Valley Unified School District. “Stay focused on your priorities and your mission,” he told them. “Your voices are critical at this time.”

Teacher Taylor Dutro listens as protest organizers announce Arizona teachers intentions to go back to work if lawmakers pass a school funding plan, during the fourth day of the statewide teachers' strike at the Arizona Capitol on May 1, 2018, in Phoenix.

Second-grade teacher Susan Crouse talks to a student as he heads back to class at the Maine Consolidated School in Parks, Arizona, on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. The small school district has bucked the trend in staying open during widespread teacher walkouts in Arizona.

A sign outside the Arizona Capitol is adorned with traffic cones and reads, “Caution poor school funding ahead,” on Day 5 of the #RedForEd teacher walkout in Arizona May 2, 2018.

Teachers outside the Arizona state Capitol in Phoenix vow to call in sick May 3 if there is no budget on May 2, 2018.

Jannett Oglesby, a social studies teacher in Villa Montessori in Phoenix, listens with other teachers and supporters in the gallery of the House as House members take the floor during the fifth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the Arizona state Ccapitol in Phoenix on May 2, 2018.

Teachers chant, “No bill, no school” on Day 5 of the #RedForEd teacher walkout at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix on May 2, 2018.

Teachers and other supporters chant "Red For Ed" in the gallery of the House as House members take the floor during the fifth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the Arizona state Capitol in Phoenix on May 2, 2018.

Mary Schuett, a reading interventionist in the Peoria Unified School District, listens with other teachers and supporters in the gallery of the House as House members take the floor during the fifth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the Arizona state Capitol in Phoenix on May 2, 2018.

Sen. Steve Farley, D-Tucson, speaks to the teachers and other supporters in the gallery in the Senate during the fifth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the Arizona state Capitol in Phoenix on May 2, 2018.

Senate President Steve Yarbrough on the Senate floor in the Senate building during the fifth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the Arizona state Capitol in Phoenix on May 2, 2018.

Kirstie Rylon, a teacher with the Paradise Valley Unified School District, takes home $970.51 every two weeks. She brought a paycheck stub and W-2 to prove it at the state Capitol on May 2, 2018.

House Speaker J.D. Mesnard (right) speaks with other House members, including Rep. John Allen, R-Scottsdale (background), Rep. Vince Leach, R-Tucson (front) and Rep. Eddie Farnsworth, R-Gilbert (head turned), during the fifth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the Arizona state Capitol in Phoenix on May 2, 2018.

Sen. Steve Farley, D-Tucson, speaks to the teachers and other supporters in the gallery in the Senate during the fifth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the Arizona state Capitol in Phoenix on May 2, 2018.

Teachers chanting “No bill, no school” on Day 5 of the #RedForEd teacher walkout in Arizona on May 2, 2018.

Teachers and other supporters wave their hands in the air from gallery of the Senate during the fifth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the Arizona state Capitol in Phoenix on May 2, 2018.

Notes are taken from the gallery in the House as House members debate on the floor during the fifth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the Arizona state Capitol in Phoenix on May 2, 2018.

Teachers and other supporters wait in line to go to overflow rooms in the Senate building as Senate members take the floor during the fifth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the Arizona state Capitol in Phoenix on May 2, 2018.

On Day 5 of the #RedForEd teacher walkout, May 2, 2018, teachers from the Scottsdale Unified School District are talk about leaving the walkout to go to a board meeting where they will be heard: “The money appropriated to our schools is going to be in the hands of the school board. That’s a problem.”

Striking Arizona teachers, many with their children in tow, line up to enter the old state Capitol building in Phoenix, Wednesday, May 2, 2018. Teachers are in the fifth day of a statewide strike.

A literal straw spotted at #RedForEd Day 5 at the state Capitol on May 2, 2018.

The lines continue to be long on Day 5 of the #Red4Ed teacher walkout at the state Capitol on May 2, 2018.

Eric Peterson, a history teacher at Scottsdale Unified School District, and Baily Hershberger, a teacher at Phoenix Union High School District, rally during the fifth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the state Capitol in Phoenix on May 2, 2018.

Grady Widener, a purchasing assistant with the Phoenix Union High School District, rallies on the fifth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the state Capitol in Phoenix on May 2, 2018.

Teachers and other supporters wait in line to enter the state house during the fifth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the state Capitol in Phoenix on May 2, 2018.

Allie Lewis (right), a third-grade teacher at Chandler Unified School District, signs a petition for the Invest in Education ballot initiative during the fifth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the state Capitol in Phoenix on May 2, 2018.

Teachers and other supporters sit in on the fifth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the state Capitol in Phoenix on May 2, 2018.

Patty Short, a counselor at Phoenix Union High School District, rallies on the fifth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the state Capitol in Phoenix on May 2, 2018.

Day 5 of the #RedForEd Arizona teacher walkout gets underway May 2, 2018, at the state Capitol.

#RedForEd supporters at the state Capitol on May 1, 2018.

Joe Thomas, president of Arizona Education Association, speaks during a press conference held by the Arizona Education Association and Arizona Educators United, during the fourth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the Arizona state capitol in Phoenix on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. It was announced at the press conference that the teacher walkout will end Thursday if lawmakers pass the budget by Thursday.

Noah Karvelis, a leader in Arizona Educators United, speaks during a press conference held by the Arizona Education Association and Arizona Educators United, during the fourth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the Arizona state capitol in Phoenix on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. It was announced at the press conference that the teacher walkout will end Thursday if lawmakers pass the budget by Thursday.

Joe Thomas, president of Arizona Education Association, speaks during a press conference held by the Arizona Education Association and Arizona Educators United, during the fourth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the Arizona state capitol in Phoenix on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. It was announced at the press conference that the teacher walkout will end Thursday if lawmakers pass the budget by Thursday.

Noah Karvelis, a leader in Arizona Educators United, speaks during a press conference held by the Arizona Education Association and Arizona Educators United, during the fourth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the Arizona state capitol in Phoenix on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. It was announced at the press conference that the teacher walkout will end Thursday if lawmakers pass the budget by Thursday.

Rebecca Garelli, a leader in Arizona Educators United, speaks during a press conference held by the Arizona Education Association and Arizona Educators United, during the fourth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the Arizona state capitol in Phoenix on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. It was announced at the press conference that the teacher walkout will end Thursday if lawmakers pass the budget by Thursday.

Teachers and other supporters listen during a press conference held by the Arizona Education Association and Arizona Educators United, during the fourth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the Arizona state capitol in Phoenix on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. It was announced at the press conference that the teacher walkout will end Thursday if lawmakers pass the budget by Thursday.

Aurelia Ionescu, a first grade teacher at Balsz Elementary School District #31, cheers at the end of a press conference held by the Arizona Education Association and Arizona Educators United, during the fourth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the Arizona state capitol in Phoenix on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. It was announced at the press conference that the teacher walkout will end Thursday if lawmakers pass the budget by Thursday.

House Minority Leader Rebecca Rios waiting as Arizona Educators United and the Arizona Education Association make 5 pm announcement May 1, 2018.

Mesa special-education teacher Zina Rhoad-Weinberger told lawmakers on May 1, 2018, that she was quitting after this school year.

Rep. Isela Blanc, D-Tempe, speaks to teachers and other supporters on the balcony of the state House of Representatives during the fourth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the Arizona State Capitol on May 1, 2018.

Educators attend an Arizona state House of Representatives appropriations committee meeting about the education funding budget during the fourth day of the teacher walkout at the state Capitol in Phoenix on May 1, 2018.

Joe Thomas, president of Arizona Education Association, speaks with teachers on the fourth day of the teacher walkout at the Arizona state Capitol in Phoenix on May 1, 2018.

Rep. Russell "Rusty" Bowers, R-Mesa, listens during an Arizona state House of Representatives appropriations committee meeting about the education funding budget during the fourth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix on May 1, 2018.

As the Legislature works toward passing an education-funding bill on Day 4 of the #AZTeacherWalkOut, some teachers say they fear that the budget won't address all the issues they worry about.

Supporters gather during Day 4 of the #RedForEd walkout at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix on May 1, 2018.

Emma Crotty, a third-grade teacher at Mesa Public Schools, holds her 7-week-old son, Rhys Crotty, during the fourth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the Arizona state Capitol in Phoenix on May 1, 2018.

School buses sit idle at a main terminal as the statewide teachers strike enters a fourth day Tuesday, May 1, 2018, in Phoenix.

Signs stack up outside the Senate building during day four of the #RedForEd walkout at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix May 1, 2018.

Lori Blaine, a teacher in the Deer Valley Unified School District, holds a sign during day four of the #RedForEd walkout at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix May 1, 2018.

Sen. Steve Smith discusses SB 1519 on the Senate floor during Day 4 of the #RedForEd walkout at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix on May 1, 2018. SB 1519 addresses protective orders and school safety.

Gaby Conchas (right), a third-grade teacher at Gadsden Elementary School District in San Luis, rallies with other teachers and supporters on the fourth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the Arizona state Capitol in Phoenix on May 1, 2018.

Teachers and other supporters applaud high school students of the "March for Our Lives group during the fourth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix on Tuesday, May 1, 2018.

Jeff Davis, political science teacher at Mountain View High School takes a selfie with his student, Jordan Harb, a junior at Mountain View High and one of the leaders of the leaders of the local, ÒMarch for Our LivesÓ groups during the fourth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix on Tuesday, May 1, 2018.

Supporters gather during day four of the #RedForEd walkout at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix May 1, 2018.

Fifth-grade teacher Kirstie Rylon shows off her W2 during Day 4 of the #RedForEd walkout at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix on May 1, 2018. She made $36,673.58 last year teaching in the Paradise Valley Unified School District.

Supporters gather at the Arizona Capitol during Day 4 of the #RedForEd walkout in Phoenix on May 1, 2018.

Supporters listen to Senate hearings in the lobby during Day 4 of the #RedForEd walkout at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix on May 1, 2018.

Standing-room only in the Senate gallery during Day 4 of the #RedForEd walkout at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix on May 1, 2018.

Supporters gather at the Arizona Capitol during Day 4 of the #RedForEd walkout in Phoenix on May 1, 2018.

Supporters gather in the Senate lobby during Day 4 of the #RedForEd walkout at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix on May 1, 2018.

Supporters pack the Senate lobby during Day 4 of the #RedForEd walkout at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix on May 1, 2018.

Supporters chant during Day 4 of the #RedForEd walkout at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix on May 1, 2018.

Supporters chant during Day 4 of the #RedForEd walkout at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix on May 1, 2018.

Roxanna Zazueta, a third-grade teacher at Cesar Chavez Elementary School in Yuma County, leads a cheer during 566185002

Teachers and other supporters listen to the Senate from the balcony above the Senate floor on the fourth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the Arizona state Capitol in Phoenix on May 1, 2018.

Teachers and other supporters sit on the lawn in front of the Arizona state Capitol in Phoenix on the fourth day of the Arizona teacher walkout on May 1, 2018.

Teachers and other supporters listen to the Senate from the balcony above the Senate floor on the fourth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the Arizona state Capitol in Phoenix on May 1, 2018.

Teachers and other supporters listen to the Senate from the overflow lobby adjacent to the balcony above the Senate floor on the fourth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the Arizona state Capitol in Phoenix on May 1, 2018.

Teachers and other supporters listen to the Senate from the balcony above the Senate floor on the fourth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the Arizona state Capitol in Phoenix on May 1, 2018.

Rep. Douglas Coleman, R-Apache Junction, also a school teacher at Apache Junction High School, talks to teachers and other supporters on the fourth day of the Arizona teacher walkout at the Arizona state Capitol in Phoenix on May 1, 2018.

A group of women created a tent for mothers at the #RedForEd walkout May 1, 2018. Families can change their child’s diaper and use the tent’s power to pump.

Reporter Rebekah L. Sanders writes, "Security just opened the Arizona House of Representatives for a new batch of teachers to enter the gallery. Folks told me they waited in line 2.5 hours. When the door opened, one said, 'Hallelujah!' "

Reporter Rebekah L. Sanders writes, "Security just opened the Arizona House of Representatives for a new batch of teachers to enter the gallery. Folks told me they waited in line 2.5 hours. When the door opened, one said, 'Hallelujah!' "

Reporter Rebeka L. Sanders writes, "Lots of people walking around with voter registration forms. Daniela Benitez, 19, from the Arizona Center for Empowerment, middle, said everyone has been registered but they’re helping people get on the permanent early voting list or updating information such as addresses."

Reporter Rebekah L. Sanders writes, “ 'Our teachers were really bummed out when this started because they felt they were abandoning us. So we wanted to come here and spread some love and support our teachers. They were really happy to see us,' said Chandler High senior Dakota Smith."

Reporter Grace Palmieri writes, "Megan Husted, an art teacher at ASU Prep, and Spencer Simmons, an artist, are out supporting #Red4Ed by painting. Simmons’ mom is a long-time first-grade teacher in Scottsdale: 'My mom’s been out here every day. I thought it’d be cool to document it.' "

Reporter Anne Ryman writes, "Art teacher Lisa Jacobs-Hunter came up with a creative solution to keeping herself cool and still get her message across outside the Arizona Capitol for the #RedForEd washout. She painted an umbrella with the words, 'Save our schools' and 'Budget cuts hurt kids.' "

Reporter Ricardo Cano writes," Seeing signature gatherers all throughout Capitol grounds for Invest in Education Act initiative, which would increase income taxes on Arizona's wealthiest for more education funding," on May 1, 2018.

A sign at the Arizona Capitol on Day 4 of the #RedForEd teacher walkout reads, “Did someone ask for School-Aid?”

Reporter Grace Palmieri writes, "Megan Husted, an art teacher at ASU Prep, and Spencer Simmons, an artist, are out supporting #Red4Ed by painting. Simmons’ mom is a long-time first-grade teacher in Scottsdale: 'My mom’s been out here every day. I thought it’d be cool to document it.' "

Reporter Anne Ryman writes, "Signs for #RedForEd stacked up outside Arizona Senate building. Signs aren’t allowed inside," on May 1, 2018.

Groups of teachers are cycling through Gov. Doug Ducey's office to drop off letters on May 1, 2018.

Here are a few of the homemade politician report cards #Red4Ed advocates have set out at the Capitol on May 1, 2018.

Reporter Anne Ryman writes, "Teachers in #RedForEd walkout give grades to each legislator A-F. This one, to Lela Alston District 24 is an A+"

Reporter Anne Ryman writes, "A partly cloudy sky and temperatures in the mid-70s are a welcome break for teachers and parents from the usually relentless Arizona sun on Day 4 of the #RedForEd teacher walkout outside the Arizona Capitol," on May 1, 2018.

Reporter Grace Palmieri writes, "Megan Husted, an art teacher at ASU Prep, and Spencer Simmons, an artist, are out supporting #Red4Ed by painting. Simmons’ mom is a long-time first-grade teacher in Scottsdale: 'My mom’s been out here every day. I thought it’d be cool to document it.' "

Here are a few of the homemade politician report cards #Red4Ed advocates have set out at the Capitol on May 1, 2018.

Here are a few of the homemade politician report cards #Red4Ed advocates have set out at the Capitol on May 1, 2018.

Here are a few of the homemade politician report cards #Red4Ed advocates have set out at the Capitol on May 1, 2018.

Food trucks outside the Capitol doing good business on Day 4, May 1, 2018, of the #RedForEd teacher walkout. This line for funnel cakes and fry bread is almost 50 deep.

Sign from teachers at Hohokam Elementary School in the Scottsdale Unified School District on Day 4, May 1, 2018, of the #RedForEd teacher walkout: “I’d rather be teaching, but this is important.”

Victoria Samudio Rodriguez waves a hand-painted sign that reads, “Teachers create all other professions” on Day 4 of the #RedForEd walkout, May 1, 2018.

#Red4Ed advocates in line to get into the House building for a public meeting on the proposed budget bills on May 1, 2018.

Reporter Anne Ryman writes, "Teachers at the #RedForEd walkout on Day 4 give a formal evaluation to Gov. Doug Ducey, rating him “unsatisfactory,” on May 1, 2018.

Reporter Lauren Castle writes, “ 'I’m here for my students,' Tucson teacher Lily Del Valle says. She wants her students to have a high-quality education, which includes funding for supplies."

Reporter Dustin Gardiner writes, "Every seat in the Arizona Senate gallery is filled with #Red4Ed and #MarchForOurLives supporters. Crowd here staying low-key, unlike House, which has turned into a stadium-like atmosphere in recent days," on May 1, 2018.