Summary:
Every public school in West Virginia is closed due to a strike in public schools. Being ranked the 48th state in the nation for average teacher salary, according to the National Education Association, teachers have been slowly been withdrawing with the desire to teach. Last week teachers demanded higher wages and better benefits with their job, but after educators turned down their want, they went on strike.
Analysis:
I think it's very weird that every single public school in that state is CLOSED because teachers aren't being paid as much as they want to. I understand that money is important but I don't really understand how ALL the schools have shut down.
Education, for students, is a requirement so I feel that the teachers need to figure out another way to alert the government for a higher pay without putting kids' future in jeopardy.
Source:
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/26/health/west-virginia-map-school-closings-trnd/
I think it's unusual that teachers get paid so little, as they are teaching the next generation. Then again, the education system isn't really teaching us information, it's teaching us discipline and work ethic.
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