motherjones: If you thought the Chicago teacher strike was a big deal, check out this map. Pennsylvania has had over 700 teacher strikes!  We have over 600 different school districts and a comparatively different system than many states. Strikes are a common occurrence and ironically some of the districts with the best paid teachers have the smallest tax bases. Pennsylvania has long been a state with tons of union activity. Its a different case than Chicago and looking at the state as a whole versus comparing cities like Philly and Chicago makes little sense.

motherjones:

If you thought the Chicago teacher strike was a big deal, check out this map. Pennsylvania has had over 700 teacher strikes! 

We have over 600 different school districts and a comparatively different system than many states. Strikes are a common occurrence and ironically some of the districts with the best paid teachers have the smallest tax bases.

Pennsylvania has long been a state with tons of union activity.

Its a different case than Chicago and looking at the state as a whole versus comparing cities like Philly and Chicago makes little sense.

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    This image disturbs me. Not because of how many strikes, I actually am proud of those who had balls enough to strike....
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    If you thought the Chicago teacher strike was a big deal, check out this map. Pennsylvania has had over 700 teacher...
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  11. kevin-maness said: Tell me about it—I was a public school teacher in PA, where they hated teachers before hating teachers was cool. Of course, that didn’t stop them from bragging about their great school district or benefiting from the high property values that were high, in part, because of…
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    … Coming from Illinois, it baffles me that 80% of...country bans strikes. Just… what?...
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    wowz. did not know this. here’s looking at you, NC
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    Florida. STRIKING IS PROHIBITED. What are
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    If you thought the Chicago teacher strike was a big deal, check out this map. Pennsylvania has had over 700 teacher...
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    blue states — where striking is prohibited.
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