Oklahoma teachers walk out, saying $6,000 raise not enough

By Sean Higgins

Published April 9, 2018 10:44pm ET

Oklahoma teachers walk out, saying $6,000 raise not enough — Students hold signs on the south plaza of the state Capitol as protests continue over school funding, in Oklahoma City, Monday, April 9, 2018. | (Sue Ogrocki/AP)

Public schools for more than two-thirds of Oklahoma’s 700,000 students closed Monday because of teacher walkouts that are expected to extend through Tuesday.

The striking teachers are demanding higher salaries and a larger budget, arguing that recently passed pay raises averaging more than $6,000 are not enough.