A few weeks ago, teachers in public schools in West Virginia went on strike. Now teachers in Oklahoma are taking a page from West Virginia’s playbook. Thousands of public school teachers took to the streets to demand $3.3 billion over the next three years for school funding, benefits, and wage increases for all state employees.
“Oklahoma teachers rebel against decades of state tax cuts, which caused a significant reduction in the cost of education,” explained VOX Alexia Fernandez Campbell, “cause about 20 percent of state schools to go to a four-day working week in accordance with the schedule and pushes the average teacher salaries in rank 49th in the country. Teachers have not received a raise in 10 years.”
To add insult to injury, the Oklahoma Governor Mary fallin (R) In comparison to the overworked and underpaid teachers “teenager who wants a better car”.
To learn more about the movement and to hear from the Fernandez Campbell at the last episode today, explained.
Related reading:
- Teachers in Oklahoma are protesting 10 years of low wages. That’s what their care looks like. (Alexia fernández Campbell and Kainaz Amari, vocals)
- In the West teachers ‘ strikes Virginia, explained (Julie Bogen, vocals)
- “I feel mentally numb”: more teachers work part-time to pay the bills. (Alexia Fernandez Campbell, Vocals)
- The teachers of your state are underpaid. Find out how much. (Alvin Chang, Vocals)
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