TUSD teachers head back to school with raise

TUCSON – Students at Tucson Unified are heading back to school on Thursday. The district held several teacher meet-and-greets throughout the community to get children ready for the start of the semester. TUSD teachers are going back to the classrooms with a raise.
According to the district, first-year teachers will get an annual salary of $40,200, up 23 percent from what the pay was four years ago. Currently, the district says they have 2,174 teachers.
TUSD Governing Board President