Teacher walkouts in other states unlikely in Ohio: Here's why [View all]

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The teacher walkouts in Oklahoma and West Virginia, plus the teacher protests in Kentucky and Arizona, that have caught national attention in recent weeks won't likely happen in Ohio.

Ohio has very different labor and funding laws than those states, allowing teacher strikes while some others do not. And Ohio has higher pay for teachers than the states with major controversies right now.

Ohio's average teacher pay for 2015-16 was $56,441, which ranked 21st nationally, according to an annual report by the National Education Association that compares data across states.

The average in West Virginia that year was $45,622 - 48th in the country - and Oklahoma's $45,276 was 49th.

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