<p>Thousands of educators from across North Carolina rallied in Raleigh on May 16 to protest for improved teacher salaries and more education funding.</p><p>Schools across the state were closed Wednesday morning as thousands of teachers walked out to attend the rally, Today</a> reported.</p><p>The protest was organized by the North Carolina Association of Educators</a>, who said “North Carolina is one of the worst in the country in the amount our elected leaders spend per student, about $2,400 behind the national average.” Credit: Sherry di Filippo via Storyful</p><br />
