Teacher Walkouts Spread Across Washington

By Andrew Trotter

Teachers in Washington state, frustrated by salaries that have lagged behind the cost of living for years, have been voting in a growing number of districts and schools to walk out in protest.

So far, teachers in 11 districts have approved one-day walkouts scheduled for later this month. Votes will be held in at least another 13 of the state's 296 districts over the next couple of weeks, according to Rich Wood, a spokesman for the Washington Education Association, the state's largest teachers' union.

"Things have been heating up. There are lots of...