Teachers in Oakland, which faces numerous financial perils, had demanded salary increases and for the district to back off on plans to close two dozen schools.
Teachers, students and supporters rally Feb. 21 at Frank Ogawa Plaza in front of city hall in Oakland, Calif. Teachers in Oakland launched a seven-day strike that ended Friday in the country's latest walkout by educators over classroom conditions and pay. By Moriah Balingit Moriah Balingit Reporter covering national education issues Email Bio Follow March 1 at 8:00 PM Teachers in Oakland, Calif.
School system officials also agreed to pause for five months plans to close schools — a proposal that had been made with the aim of bringing financial stability to the chronically troubled district. And officials also promised to lobby the state to pass a moratorium on new charter schools in the city, which has the highest concentration of charter schools in the state.
Union members are expected to vote on the agreement, hashed out over several marathon bargaining sessions, during the weekend.
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