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Tuesday, September 11, 2012  Chicago parents scramble to find safe place for students as teacher strike rolls into 2nd day

Wednesday, July 18, 2012  The South Carolina House began its work voting on Governor Nikki Haley's budget vetoes Tuesday afternoon.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012 

Wednesday, February 22, 2012  State legislators writing the state spending plan are expected to debate teacher salaries and pay raises for other public employees.

Monday, February 07, 2011  The Republican state superintendent wants to move teacher and principal salaries into a pay-for-performance system. A proposal in the House could direct Zais to develop such a plan by Dec. 1.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010  Poll: Big majorities want easier way to fire bad teachers, but most also call them underpaid

Wednesday, April 28, 2010  South Carolina senators have agreed to let school districts withhold the annual pay raise for teachers and their supply money.