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As teachers in Oklahoma returned to class, hundreds of educators in Colorado rallied at their capitol today to demand higher pay and more education spending. Arizona teachers will vote this week on whether to stage a walkout, and Kentucky schools are back in session after a tense weekend.

In Colorado, the latest front in teacher unrest, at least one district was closed because of the number of teachers who called out of work to attend a rally at the capitol. Colorado Education Association President Kerrie Dallman told CBS 7 in Denver that educators are concerned about teacher shortages, underfunding of schools, and teacher pensions and pay, which is among the lowest in the country. In recent years, Colorado has created , and because of tight budgets.

Dallman said the union will take cues from its 35,000 members in deciding whether to organize future protests.

After a , with some teachers continuing to protest at the capitol Friday after the union called on them to return to class, school resumes this week. The educators and their union have turned their attention to Election Day. Several , and countless others have vowed to make education a key issue in the run-up to November鈥檚 elections.

will lengthen the school day to make up for lost time during the two-week walkout.

In Arizona, teachers in a grassroots group called Arizona Educators United will vote this week about whether to stage a walkout, reports. They will have a second statewide 鈥渨alk-in鈥� Wednesday as a show of solidarity that doesn鈥檛 disrupt classes 鈥� and that will hopefully serve as a for a potential walkout in the future. Their demands include a 20 percent raise for teachers, competitive pay for support staff, increased education spending, and a freeze on tax cuts until per-student spending reaches the national average. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican, has said he will find a way to increase teacher pay by 20 percent over two years and increase education spending, but he has not explained where the money will come from, according to .

Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin shook up the conversation in his state on Friday when he blamed teachers for children being exposed to sexual abuse, drugs, and poison while home from school unattended during Friday鈥檚 walkout.

Bevin later , but not before a majority of state representatives 鈥� both Republicans and Democrats 鈥� . More than 30 districts closed schools Friday because of the number of teachers requesting time off to protest at the capitol.

The Republican-controlled legislature in Kentucky also and a tax reform bill, which includes an increase in education spending through a $480 million tax increase. Teachers and students returned to school Monday.

(The passed legislation include language to create a funding stream for charter schools, which will likely delay the opening of such schools in Kentucky, though at least has said it will still accept applications from potential charter operators.)

In Indiana, where there has been chatter about a potential strike, teachers will likely wait to decide on taking action until the assembly is in session, the reports. Educators are concerned about stagnant teacher pay and per-pupil funding, so they will be watching lawmakers as they prepare for next year鈥檚 budget session, the state union president told the Star.

Teacher walkouts in West Virginia inspired much of the action after educators there won a 5 percent raise following a nine-day walkout earlier this year. However, journalists and other observers argue that the , noting that the action started as a nonpartisan movement and not all teachers are Democrats. In Kentucky, for example, most are registered Republicans.

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