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In the states where teachers walked off the job this year, more than 70 educators are running for office, including in West Virginia where the teacher walkouts began.
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Donald Trump promised coal miners: "You're going to be working your asses off!" NPR spent more than a year in the coal counties of central Appalachia and found hope, cynicism and some surprises.
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The convicted coal baron won't be the W.Va. GOP Senate nominee, losing to the state attorney general. An outsider won the GOP contest in Indiana, and Ohio Democrats chose Richard Cordray for governor.
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The West Virginia teachers strike in mid-February started a movement. Here's a look at what the issues are and where it's spread, including Colorado, Arizona and Kentucky.
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Richard Ojeda is a progressive Democrat from coal country who campaigns in combat boots. Supporters say he's the kind of Democrat who might be able to win in a solid Trump state in 2018.
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A wild GOP primary fight has emerged here with everyone tying themselves to the president. It features a congressman, an attorney general and an ex-con businessman, who's turned the race upside down.
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Betsy DeVos heard from teachers and students this week after appearances in Parkland, Fla., and at the SXSW EDU conference.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Bloomberg reporter Josh Eidelson about the possibility of teachers strikes in Oklahoma and Kentucky, following one in…
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The strike, which shuttered classrooms in the state for more than a week, reached a resolution as Gov. Jim Justice, the union and lawmakers all agreed to a 5 percent salary bump for state employees.
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Teachers unions are calling for salary increases and a health care fix, but it's unclear when their demands will be satisfied well enough to send them back to the classroom.