After strikes, West Virginia teachers being tested again

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Teachers in West Virginia walked out of the classroom last year and sparked a national wave of strikes.
They walked out this year too.
Now they’re being tested again. It’s not clear, though, whether teachers have the clout to slow a Senate GOP education plan that calls for charter schools and would make future walkouts a fireable offense.
Proponents say the measure is aimed at improving the state’s dismal academic performance, but critics say the