MOSES LAKE, Wash. — Teachers in the Moses Lake School District went on strike Monday morning, canceling classes as educators picketed outside schools. The district announced within the last two hours that it has not reached a deal with the teachers' union, meaning students will have another day off Tuesday.

The Moses Lake Education Association began its strike at 8 a.m., with teachers gathering outside multiple schools including Garden Heights Elementary to protest ongoing contract negotiations.

The union says it's asking for many of the same provisions from its last contract but can't come to an agreement with the district.

Megan Cox, a first-grade teacher at Groff Elementary, joined the picket line even in the snow from 8 a.m. to noon.

"It's very disheartening. We had trust in our di

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