By Associated Press - Wednesday, May 27, 2015

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - About 3,000 teachers in the Spokane area are holding a one-day strike to protest the state Legislature’s failure to increase school funding.

Wednesday’s strike affects nearly 30,000 students in the Spokane and East Valley school districts.

Teachers’ union members plan a rally Wednesday morning in Spokane.

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