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May 3, 2016

Detroit Teachers Shut Down All But 3 Public Schools over Pay
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In Detroit, Michigan, all but three of the city's 97 public schools shut
down Monday after teachers called out sick to protest funding
shortfalls. The teachers learned over the weekend the district is set to
run out of money on June 30, meaning the teachers may not be paid. More
than half of Detroit's schools are closed again today as the protests
continue. Ivy Bailey, interim president of the Detroit Federation of
Teachers, said in a statement: "There's a basic agreement in America:
When you put in a day's work, you'll receive a day's pay. [Detroit
Public Schools] is breaking that deal."


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