Payday Senior Labor Reporter Mike Elk filed a dispatch from Phoenix from the Guardian: Unlike West Virginia or Oklahoma, the issues of immigration will probably take center stage in Arizona, as nearly 45% of the school system’s students are Latino and more than half of Arizona’s public school

$1,482 / $1,600 Due to a big haul during the last week, Payday has brought in $1,482 to cover the costs of our trip. Between flights ($676 round trip), accommodations for a week ($547), rental car ($193), gas ($73), and food (easily over $100), we are still $319

Following upon the success of teachers in West Virginia and Oklahoma, teachers in Arizona have voted to strike in the first-ever statewide strike. The strike will begin on Thursday April 26th. 78% of the state’s 57,000 teachers voted to strike. “This vote was not an easy decision

On Friday April 20th, Payday Senior Labor Reporter Mike Elk will host a lunch at the Washington-Baltimore NewsGuild Headquarters at 1225 Eye Street Suite 300 across Franklin Square from the Washington Post in downtown Washington, D.C. Elk will talk about his on-the-ground experience covering the West