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<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: When America’s Teachers Get Mad

At least 409,000 educators have gone on strike over the past year. Plus putting millions behind a push for 2020 Democrats to support impeachment, 2019 Oscar nominations, and more
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to end a week-long strike, but the L.A. strike is just the latest flashpoint in an unprecedented wave of recent teacher activism.Over the past year, at least 409,000 educators have staged walkouts, nearly What makes these recent strikes so stunning is that they come amid a decades-long slump in the influence, unions and labor activism.

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