education, which was once considered a state and local issue, into a national conversation. they hope to build off 2018's success when walkouts took place in several key states calling for higher pay and increases in education funding. joining me now, our road warrior live in oklahoma city. she's at the oklahoma education association summer leadership conference speaking to educators about what they're expecting from candidates. for any candidate out there who says they care about incoming inequality, they're going to have to have a plan for education. without a good public school education for every child in this country, how can we expect they will thrive. i know that's a focus for the people you're talking to in oklahoma. a state for a large portion of this year, many schools were only open four days a week, because they couldn't afford to stay open a fifth.