Nation Don’t ‘starve our schools’: Oakland teachers are the latest to walk out for more pay February 21, 2019Jorge L. Ortiz and John Bacon, USA TODAYComments Off on Don’t ‘starve our schools’: Oakland teachers are the latest to walk out for more pay Teachers walked off the job in Oakland, claiming they are among the lowest-paid educators in the Bay Area and demanding a 12 percent pay hike.