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In early April 2018, Oklahoma teachers descended on the Republican-controlled statehouse to make their case for more school funding and better pay. Scott Heins/Getty Images hide caption

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5 years after the teacher walkouts, Oklahoma's GOP has changed its tune

Oklahoma Republicans blocked many of the proposals teachers rallied for in 2018. Now, amid record-breaking teacher shortages, the state's GOP is backing a slew of pro-labor bills.

A horse looks in the drive-window of the Bank of Bird-in-Hand. The bank serves the Amish community. There are more than 4,000 small banks in the U.S.--more than any other country. And that has shaped the U.S. economy. Amanda Hall/Bank of Bird-in-Hand hide caption

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Why does the U.S. have so many small banks? And what does that mean for our economy?

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In early April 2018, Oklahoma teachers descended on the Republican-controlled statehouse to make their case for more school funding and better pay. Scott Heins/Getty Images hide caption

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5 years after the teacher walkouts, Oklahoma's GOP has changed its tune

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Toni Morrison remains the sole Black female recipient of a Nobel Prize in Literature. An exhibition at Princeton University, where Morrison was a professor, commemorates the 30th anniversary of her win. Morrison is pictured above in Paris in November 2010. Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Toni Morrison's diary entries, early drafts and letters are on display at Princeton

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