Students in Seattle are set to miss a fifth day of classes on Tuesday amid an ongoing teacher strike over increased pay and more classroom support, although a tentative agreement has now been reached.
The strike initially began on Wednesday, Sept. 7 on what was supposed to be the first day of school for the roughly 50,000 students in the Seattle school district. The teachers union, the Seattle Education Association, said 95 percent of its voting members approved the strike.
However, negotiations have been ongoing between the school and the teachers union, and classes were again canceled on Tuesday.
“There is no school on Tuesday, Sept. 13, for all students,” Seattle Public Schools (SPS) said in a statement on Monday. “We continue to negotiate with Seattle Education Association. Bargaining teams are still working so that we can start school as soon as possible.”…