04-02-2018, 10:49 PM
Last month, teachers in West Virginia went on strike for nearly two weeks and were able to secure a long-overdue pay raise.
Today, over 30,000 teachers in Oklahoma and Kentucky walked out, with the support of the majority of students and parents.
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The demonstrations came just days after Republican lawmakers in Kentucky attached a revised pension plan to a local sewage bill in a move that angered many throughout the state.
If signed into law, the legislation would raise the lifetime work years for Kentucky teachers and put them into a new cash-balance plan instead of a traditional pension.
“For too long it’s been where we kind of sat back and let things happen — and our kids are suffering,” a speaker said Monday at a teacher rally in the Bluegrass State. “So for that so we need to stand up for them.”
While Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin did sign legislation last week — granting teachers pay raises of more than $6,000, or roughly 15 to 18 percent — many felt it wasn’t enough since they were making so little and often working more than two jobs.
I hope the teachers' reasonable demands get met and the country starts putting a very high priority on affordable high-quality education for all.
Today, over 30,000 teachers in Oklahoma and Kentucky walked out, with the support of the majority of students and parents.
The demonstrations came just days after Republican lawmakers in Kentucky attached a revised pension plan to a local sewage bill in a move that angered many throughout the state.
If signed into law, the legislation would raise the lifetime work years for Kentucky teachers and put them into a new cash-balance plan instead of a traditional pension.
“For too long it’s been where we kind of sat back and let things happen — and our kids are suffering,” a speaker said Monday at a teacher rally in the Bluegrass State. “So for that so we need to stand up for them.”
While Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin did sign legislation last week — granting teachers pay raises of more than $6,000, or roughly 15 to 18 percent — many felt it wasn’t enough since they were making so little and often working more than two jobs.
I hope the teachers' reasonable demands get met and the country starts putting a very high priority on affordable high-quality education for all.