WH urges speedy resolution of Detroit teacher strike

By Susan Crabtree

Published May 3, 2016 6:57pm ET

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WH urges speedy resolution of Detroit teacher strike — Nearly all of Detroit's public schools were closed Monday and Tuesday as unions urged teachers not to go to work to protest funding levels for teachers. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) | Carlos Osorio

The White House is urging teachers, unions and local administrators in Detroit to resolve their differences that led to a teacher “sick out” that has closed in 94 of 97 schools.

Presidential press secretary Josh Earnest said President Obama so far is not taking sides in the dispute, which is taking place the same day the president plans to honor the nation’s best teachers at a White House event.

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