Rowdy teachers booed lawmakers in the when the Oklahoma House adjourned. Oklahoma’s three largest school districts, Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Edmond, remained closed Tuesday to honour the walkout. In Frankfort, Kentucky, teachers and other school employees chanted “Stop the war on public education,” during a rally at the Capitol Monday. Amid a chorus of chants from teachers, Kentucky lawmakers considered a new state budget that includes higher spending for public education. The Kentucky teachers are mad because Republican lawmakers passed a pension overhaul last week that cuts benefits for new teachers.

Source: National Post April 03, 2018 04:52 UTC