Perhaps the U.S. could foment more such strikes in other nations, and thereby give its students a better shot on comparative??international tests.??In the U.K.:
Unions said that more than half a million workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland joined a 48-hour walkout in protest at a 2.45 per cent pay offer.
The effects of the dispute, which involved everyone from lollipop ladies and teaching assistants to driving examiners, were felt across the country.
What's a lollipop lady? Not sure I want to know, actually.