Thousands of NC teachers marching through downtown Raleigh toward legislature [View all]

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Source: The News&Observer

RALEIGH

Downtown Raleigh was filled Wednesday morning with thousands of teachers marching up Fayetteville Street to the state legislature to demand that lawmakers do more to raise teacher pay and education spending in North Carolina.

As many as 20,000 people are expected to attend the "March for Students and Rally for Respect," the largest act of organized teacher political action in state history. The historic all-day event is resulting in more than one million public school students having the day off because schools couldn't find enough substitute teachers to keep schools open for classes.

The marchers, almost all wearing red to show support for teachers, chanted slogans such as "This is what democracy looks like" and "What do we do when public education is under attack? We fight back."

Signs included saying such as "NC teachers are superheroes" and "I shouldn't have to marry a sugar daddy to teach in North Carolina."

Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article211172024.html

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I took my own shot from the roof top of my high rise apartment building which is two blocks away from Fayetteville St.




This is a terrific turnout despite the threat of thunderstorms this afternoon. We've already had one pretty good shower.

I am so pleased to see the teachers in North Carolina joining this national movement. There are better photos of the mass of teachers at the link.

When Snowy and I walked up to the State Capitol grounds this morning (at 7 am) there were already at least 8 news trucks parked there. It's getting a good deal of local coverage. There is a helicopter hovering in the skies, too, which I can see from my apartment window.