Thread by @MikeElk

Due to underfunding, thousands of mold-infested plywood trailers are used as classrooms in Virginia

Meanwhile, @GovernorVA is proposing to give $750 million to Amazon.

Today's teachers in Richmond are taking off work & taking to the streets to protest

theguardian.com/us-news/2019/j…

@GovernorVA Virginia “is prepared to prioritize corporate tax breaks for Amazon over the needs of public schools," said @AFTunion Prez @Rweingarten "That’s not right.”

theguardian.com/us-news/2019/j…

Schools in Richmond and other counties are closed today because teachers are taking the day off to demand more education funding.

While the day-off in many ways resembles a strike, teachers are calling it a first step towards striking in future

theguardian.com/us-news/2019/j…

my long look at how this Day of Action could build for future more intense action such as long-term strikes in Virginia

paydayreport.com/inspired-by-l-…

“It’s not just that we would create more construction jobs, but more classrooms means more teachers, it means a lower teacher-to-student ratio and better schools are a draw for everyone,” said @carterforva theguardian.com/us-news/2019/j…