Oklahoma and Kentucky Teachers To Walk Out

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6. Always works that way but glad you had ample chow. You're in KY or OK?

- USA Today, UPDATE 1:00 PM, Est -

Larry Cagle, an English teacher at Thomas Edison Preparatory High School in Tulsa, was one of thousands of teachers gathered at the Capitol in Oklahoma City.
"We've gotten tired of begging for everything," said Cagle, a co-founder of Oklahoma Teachers United. "Teachers, students and the community have decided enough is enough."
Oklahoma ranks near the bottom among states in average pay for its teachers. The teachers are striking despite a $6,100 pay raise signed into law last week by Gov. Mary Fallin. Oklahoma Education Association President Alicia Priest called the legislation a "down payment." The association, the state's largest teacher union, is calling for $10,000 raises over three years, $5,000 raises for bus drivers, custodians and other staff, and restoration of tens of millions of dollars in education funding trimmed in recent years.

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Frank Solomon, superintendent of Noble Public Schools, said he's had to cut the speech and drama programs in his high schools and push back buying buses and air conditioners...Con't.
USA Today, "Teacher Strikes Shut Down Schools Across OK, KY Update", April 2, 18
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/04/02/teacher-strikes-shut-down-schools-across-oklahoma-kentucky/478102002