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Clarification: Oakland Teachers Strike story

Clarification: Oakland Teachers Strike story | iNFOnews.ca
John Sasaki, communications director with Oakland Unified School District, speaks to reporters in an empty classroom at Manzanita Community School in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. Teachers in Oakland, California, went on strike Thursday in the country's latest walkout by educators over classroom conditions and pay. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

OAKLAND, Calif. – In a story Feb. 21, The Associated Press reported that the Oakland Unified School District had increased its salary offer to a 7 per cent raise over four years and a one-time 1.5 per cent bonus, while an independent fact-finding report had suggested a 6 per cent raise. The story should have specified the fact-finder’s recommendation covered two years.

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