US - Oklahoma teacher strike: 'I have 29 textbooks for 87 pupils': BBC News

Published on 2 Apr 2018

Three teachers in Oklahoma open up their classrooms to show the impact of funding cuts in the US state. 

They explain why they're joining thousands of other teachers to skip school and protest on 2 April.

We're sending strike pizza out to striking Oklahoma teachers. Help them stay fed while out occupying the capitol with some good old
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— DSA Labor 🍞🌹 (@DSA_Labor) April 1, 2018

Thousands of teachers in Oklahoma and Kentucky walked off the job Monday morning, shutting down school districts as they protested cuts in pay, benefits and school funding https://t.co/eHAtcftudT

— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 2, 2018