Erin McHenry-Sorber

Los Angeles teachers are striking after contract negotiations failed in the nation’s second-largest school district. Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP

3 reasons to pay attention to the LA teacher strike

The teachers strike in Los Angeles is the first big one of 2019, but likely not the last. An education scholar says low teacher pay and inadequate public school funding will likely spur more strikes.
Oklahoma teachers rally outside the state Capitol in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton/Reuters

5 things to know about the teacher strike in Oklahoma

The Oklahoma teachers strike is about more than just pay, but rather a longstanding pattern of decline in funding for the state’s public schools.

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