In States With Teacher Strikes, Voters Refuse to Raise Education Funding
The election defeats come at a time when support for raising teacher pay is at an all-time high.
August 23, 2018 •
(AP/David Zalubowski)
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Colorado and Oklahoma were both home to wide-scale teacher walkouts and strikes this spring, but it wasn’t enough to sway voters to raise education funding.
In Colorado, a proposal to raise income taxes for some was easily defeated. In Oklahoma, voters narrowly rejected a ballot measure to free up more existing revenue for schools.
The ballot questions came as support for teacher raises is near an all-time high. According to a recent poll by the journal
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