Teachers at Ohio's largest school district voted Sunday to go on strike for better learning and teaching conditions, just days before school is scheduled to start, according to the teachers' union.
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The tentative agreement with the teachers union includes ongoing 4% salary increases starting with the current school year and 25% rate increases for substitutes.
Students in the Sacramento City Unified School District are still out of class as a standoff between teachers' and workers' unions continues against the district.
Discussions are underway about how to make up the 14 missed school days during the strike, whether by adding days to the school calendar or lengthening the school day, or some combination of both.