<br /> <p>Teachers rallied outside the Arizona capitol overnight as state lawmakers debated and eventually approved</a> the state’s education budget, including a teacher pay raise, in the early hours of Thursday, May 3.</p><p>Gov Doug Ducey signed</a> the teacher raise portion of the bill hours later.</p><p>Inside the capitol, teachers and their supporters crowded the gallery in their red shirts as lawmakers debated and voted on the education measure. Outside, teachers rallied with a band playing. This video shows the scene outside at about 2am with the band playing.</p><p>The teacher strike reached six days on Thursday, and union leaders said the strike would end if the budget was passed. Credit: Vongel Lewis via Storyful</p><br />
