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West Virginia's Teachers Walk Off The Job, Protesting Low Pay And Benefit Cuts

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Jennifer Hanner, a first-year teacher from Harts, W.Va., holds a sign Thursday at the Capitol in Charleston. Teachers statewide went on strike Thursday over pay and benefits.

Teachers formed picket lines and descended on the state Capitol to demand higher salaries and better insurance. The state has some of the lowest teacher pay in the country.

(Image credit: John Raby/AP)



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