The Latest: West Virginia gov. signs teacher pay raise
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Latest on a statewide teachers strike in West Virginia (all times local):
3:50 p.m.
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed a bill to give teachers in the state a raise, ending a statewide teacher walkout that last nine days.
Justice spoke at a Tuesday afternoon news conference after the Legislature passed a 5 percent pay raise for teachers and others in a deal to end the walkout that closed schools.
Justice said it's important to stop seeing education as a necessary evil that just needs to be funded and start seeing it as an investment.
West Virginia's teachers have been among the lowest paid in the nation and haven't had a salary increase in four years. Teachers had been on strike since Feb. 22.