Teachers rally in Tally

Locals among 10,000 who gathered to ask for more education funding.

  • Teachers, students and concerned citizens attend the teachers rally in front of the old capitol building in Tallahassee on Monday. (COURTESY)
    Teachers, students and concerned citizens attend the teachers rally in front of the old capitol building in Tallahassee on Monday. (COURTESY)
  • Tammy Garrett (left), a Lake City Middle School teacher, and Tanya Johnson, Columbia Teachers Association president, hold signs at the Tallahassee Civic Center Monday, before marching the rally Monday. (COURTESY)
    Tammy Garrett (left), a Lake City Middle School teacher, and Tanya Johnson, Columbia Teachers Association president, hold signs at the Tallahassee Civic Center Monday, before marching the rally Monday. (COURTESY)
Tanya Johnson is a local teacher with 18 years’ experience and a master’s degree, but she still can’t qualify for a home loan. Her plight is one faced by many educators across the state, and 10,000…

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