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September 8, 2022

Seattle Public School Workers Strike for Better Pay and Resources
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In Seattle, Washington, about 6,000 teachers and other public school
workers went on strike Wednesday morning, just as classes were set to
begin for some 50,000 students. The teachers' union is demanding smaller
caseloads for both students and teachers, better salaries and more
resources for special education and English-language learners.
bq. Jessica Powell: "We don't want to be out here. We want to be in our
building with our students. We miss our kids. We were hoping for a great
start to the year."
bq. Douglas Austin III: "What they're trying to do is cut the special
education and then not offer any, you know - and put the kids in
regular, what are called general education classes."


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