Q&A: West Virginia sees rare statewide teacher walkout
West Virginia's teachers are refusing to go to school for a fourth day Tuesday in protest of pay that is among the lowest in the nation.Such statewide strikes are unusual but not unprecedented " West Virginia teachers last walked out in 1990. Most teacher labor disputes start and end at the district level, where teacher salaries are more typically set. The strike in West Virginia has closed schools in all 55 counties.As the state's labor unions and lawmakers hash out their [...]
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