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Seattle kids return to school as teachers’ strike ends

By Jason Russell
Published September 17, 2015 4:49pm ET
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Seattle kids return to school as teachers’ strike ends
Sydney Stumpf, left, and Aderyn Kee, both students at Loyal Heights Elementary School, protest after marching with parents, students and supporters of teachers from Pioneer Square to the John Stanford Center, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Seattle. (Ellen M. Banner/The Seattle Times via AP) | Ellen M. Banner

More than 50,000 Seattle students finally get to start their school year Thursday. That’s more than a week later than originally scheduled, thanks to a teachers’ union strike.

The Seattle Education Association and the Seattle Public Schools district had been fighting over salary hikes. The school district was offering raises above a cost-of-living-adjustment, but the SEA wanted even more.

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