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Oklahoma Teachers Plan Strike as Lawmakers Grant Limited Pay Raise

HeadlineMar 30, 2018

In Oklahoma, public school teachers say they’re maintaining plans to strike next week, one day after Governor Mary Fallin signed a bill bringing them a $6,100 pay raise and other benefits. The Oklahoma Education Association says the measure is welcome but doesn’t go far enough to improve the lives of its nearly 40,000 members. A recent report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows teachers in Oklahoma have the lowest average wages of any U.S. state.

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