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May 4, 2016

Detroit Teachers Return to Work After 2-Day Mass "Sickout"
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The Detroit teachers' union has urged teachers to return to work today
after teacher sickouts over a funding shortfall shuttered nearly all of
the district's 97 schools for a second day Tuesday. The teachers called
out after learning the district may not have the money to pay them at
the end of the school year. But union officials say they have now
received assurances the teachers will be paid. Detroit teachers have
also protested black mold, rat infestations and other dire conditions in
their schools.
Topics:Detroit Education

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