Teacher Strikes Spreading Like WILDFIRE
Oklahoma teachers are planning to walk off the job but they're not the only ones. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, the hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the...
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TENS OF THOUSANDS OF TEACHERS IN OKLAHOMA DECIDED TO TAKE A STRIKE TODAY AND MARCH TO OKLAHOMA CITY TO PROTEST STATE LAWMAKERS AND DEMAND MORE AND FUNDING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND HIGHER PAY INCREASES FOR TEACHERS AND ALSO SUPPORT PERSONNEL IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. BUT THAT $450 REVENUE PACKAGE WAS NOT ENOUGH TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF THESE TEACHERS, AND I WILL SAY THAT THEIR DEMANDS ARE NOW NOT UNREASONABLE OR OUTRAGEOUS. SOME OF THESE TEACHERS HAVEN'T RECEIVED A RAISE IN A DECADE. TEACHERS WANT MORE. THEY WANT AT LEAST $10,000 FOR THEIR RAISES. SOME OF THESE STUDENTS HAVE INCREDIBLY OUTDATED BOOKS. IN FACT, SOME OF THE STUDENTS WHO SPOKE THE PRESS TALKED ABOUT HOW THEIR HISTORY BOOKS STOP AT THE 2008 ELECTION, WHEN OBAMA GOT ELECTED. NOTHING IS INCLUDED AF...
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TENS OF THOUSANDS OF TEACHERS IN OKLAHOMA DECIDED TO TAKE A STRIKE TODAY AND MARCH TO OKLAHOMA CITY TO PROTEST STATE LAWMAKERS AND DEMAND MORE AND FUNDING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND HIGHER PAY INCREASES FOR TEACHERS AND ALSO SUPPORT PERSONNEL IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. BUT THAT $450 REVENUE PACKAGE WAS NOT ENOUGH TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF THESE TEACHERS, AND I WILL SAY THAT THEIR DEMANDS ARE NOW NOT UNREASONABLE OR OUTRAGEOUS. SOME OF THESE TEACHERS HAVEN'T RECEIVED A RAISE IN A DECADE. TEACHERS WANT MORE. THEY WANT AT LEAST $10,000 FOR THEIR RAISES. SOME OF THESE STUDENTS HAVE INCREDIBLY OUTDATED BOOKS. IN FACT, SOME OF THE STUDENTS WHO SPOKE THE PRESS TALKED ABOUT HOW THEIR HISTORY BOOKS STOP AT THE 2008 ELECTION, WHEN OBAMA GOT ELECTED. NOTHING IS INCLUDED AF...
