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Update: At a聽聽Tuesday聽night, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced an end to the four-day teachers鈥� strike that had closed schools across the state. Teachers and school personnel will receive a 5 percent raise next year, he said, and all other state employees will get a 3 percent increase.

Schools will be back in session聽Thursday;聽Wednesday聽will be a 鈥渃ooling-off day,鈥� because some schools had already canceled class. Justice also said he will create a task force to evaluate the teachers鈥� insurance program, which, in addition to low pay, was a cause of the walkout. Union leaders said they reserve the right to pull teachers out of class again if the state legislature does not sign on to the plan.聽

U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has chimed in on the West Virginia teachers鈥� strike on its fourth day, saying that good teachers 鈥渄eserve better pay鈥� but students should not miss school due to adult disagreements.

In a series of tweets, she also called on 鈥渂oth sides鈥� to negotiate a compromise soon.

Across the state, teachers had refused to work since Thursday, affecting about students.

Teachers called for higher pay and better benefits, . The teachers also oppose laws they say would make it harder for the state to hire good teachers. Teachers have rallied at the capitol in Charleston, West Virginia, and at their schools.

Union leaders demanded to meet with the governor and legislative leaders to discuss the teachers鈥� concerns. The state鈥檚 two teachers unions had rejected a proposed with further 1 percent increases for the next two years, calling it insufficient when health care costs for teachers are on the rise.

鈥淥ur issues are clear 鈥� our commitment to finding a solution has been consistent; we stand together for our students, our community, and our state,鈥� , president of the West Virginia chapter of the American Federation of Teachers, said at the rally. 鈥淲e challenge the House leader, the Senate leader, and the governor, to bring us to the table today.鈥�

The strike, which some called a 鈥渨ork stoppage,鈥� could be against the law. State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey tweeted last week that the work stoppage is 鈥渦nlawful and should come to an end.鈥� ( verified this statement based on legal precedent in the state.)

Average teacher pay in West Virginia ranks near the bottom nationally, at $44,701, according to the

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