Oklahoma GOP leaders scramble to end teacher strike

Associated Press: Thousands of Oklahoma teachers, students and their supporters staged massive demonstrations at the state Capitol for the fourth straight day Thursday as Republican lawmakers struggled to find a way to placate the chanting masses and bring an end to school closures in some of the state’s largest districts.

State House and Senate leaders announced they would take up money-raising bills Friday — a rarity for Oklahoma lawmakers who typically don’t go to the Capitol on the final day of the workweek.

“Friday will be an important day,” Senate Floor Leader Greg Treat said. “There will be substantive legislation.”

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