On May Day, teachers in the Carolinas leave the classroom to rally for higher pay, more school funding

North Carolina teachers took to the streets of Raleigh on Wednesday to call on lawmakers to increase teacher pay and expand Medicaid, joining educators in South Carolina who are calling for a pay hike.

Posted by WIS TV on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 Wednesday’s job actions affected nearly 1 million schoolchildren, with some schools closed while others remained open but without enough staff. In South Carolina, at least seven districts closed, keeping about 123,000 students out of the classroom, according to the Post and Courier in Charleston. In North Carolina, closures were widespread, with 850,000 students missing class, according to the News & Observer in Raleigh.

Kathy Maness, executive director of the Palmetto State Teachers Association, a professional group, said the rally marked a turning point for educators, who had hosted much smaller weekend rallies in the past while enduring years of stagnant wages and a lack of investment in schools. A Post and Courier investigation, published last year, laid bare how the state had fallen in national rankings on several measures.

The protests Wednesday rankled officials in both states, who said they understood the teachers’ frustrations but opposed their tactics. Republican state lawmakers in North Carolina proposed a ban on school closures for protests, a move that would make it difficult for districts to approve leave for teachers who want to walk out.“I support teachers using their voice to advocate for needed change and share in their commitment to ensuring reforms become reality,” Spearman said.

Yes, go teachers! The most important job in this country. Less pay for CEO’s more pay for teachers.

I wish politicians would make education 1. How else is society to do better, be better, if we're not educated?!

Solidarity from Washington State! Stand strong for what you and your students deserve.

They deserve it.

america has to be the only country in the world where the wise must convince the rest to see the value in education, america is one generation away from being emasculated by its adversaries and being stripped of its dignity because of an epidemic of imperial entitled foolishness

Sorry, when you score this low in education rankings in the country, you are on shaky ground. SC 45 NC 23 👎 Do a better job and maybe you'll get a raise

You have to EARN it first.

Yes!We deserve more respect!After all,we are the ones educating generations.

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