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Arizona Teachers Vow To Maintain Walkout 'Until A Budget Is Passed'

Nearly a week after the walkout began, teachers said they would accept a budget giving them a pay bump. But, with the budget still not signed, organizers have vowed to stay out of school another day.

For a few hours Wednesday, it appeared that the end to Arizona's massive teacher walkout was finally at hand. Protest leaders announced earlier this week they would accept a pay hike that they once dismissed as unsustainable — and Gov. Doug Ducey stood ready to sign it.

All that Thursday.

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