Teachers' strike may cost Cairo $460,000

Thursday, May 16, 2002

CAIRO, Ill. -- A teachers' strike entering its fourth week could cost the cash-strapped school district as much as $460,000 and cause the cancellation of summer school, if the days lost aren't soon made up, district officials said Wednesday.

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