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

By Sean Higgins
Published April 9, 2018 10:44pm ET
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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.

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