Chicago mayoral candidates Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas. The race will end with a fiercely contested runoff election on April 4.
Los Angeles school employees and supporters rallied in Los Angeles State Historic Park on Thursday.
The strike began on Tuesday in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles, with bus drivers and other school employees walking a picket line outside a school district bus depot.
Gov. Kathy Hochul presented a state budget that included proposals that would increase the number of charter schools, along with the funding they received.