Oklahoma's Teachers Continue Walkout As Lawmakers Vote On More Education Funds
npr.orgthose vendors, on Thursday. Those funds would be in addition to a [law signed last week](https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/02/598739415/oklahoma-teachers-set-for-statewide-walkout-amid-continued-pay-dispute) by Gov. Mary Fallin that gives each teacher a $6,100 raise and commits $33 million ... teachers stems from a reluctance to raise taxes. As [Emily Wendler of StateImpact Oklahoma reported](https://www.npr.org/2018/04/02/598916323/oklahoma-and-kentucky-teachers-go-on-strike-demanding-more-education-funding), last week's pay raise for teachers was the state's first tax hike in 28 years ... www.cbsnews.com/news/oklahoma-teachers-fight-for-increased-funding-were-doing-this-for-our-kids/). But Oklahoma's teachers may be encouraged by similar walkouts [in West Virginia](https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/06/591136249/we-have-reached-a-deal-west-virginia-teacher-strike-set-to-end), where teachers secured a pay raise, and Kentucky, where teachers rallied Monday and are [threatening