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    Oakland Teachers Strike, And West Virginia Teachers Say Trust Issues Persist

    Also in this week's roundup, an investigation into a reform school's "hidden history of abuse."
    by Jessica Yarmosky Feb 23, 2019 2 minutes
    Oakland teachers and parents carry signs as they march to the Oakland Unified School District headquarters this week. Nearly 3,000 teachers in Oakland have gone on strike and are demanding a 12 percent retroactive raise.

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    Oakland teachers are the latest to strike

    Teachers in Oakland, Calif., went on strike Thursday after the Oakland teachers union rejected a last-minute proposal from the district Wednesday. Teachers in the Oakland Unified School District have been working

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