Articles
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Education
Oklahoma teacher pay closer to average when cost of living considered
A study on teacher pay by the 1889 Institute found that, when the cost of living is considered, teacher pay in Oklahoma jumps from 48th to 30th.Jay Chilton | January 17, 2017
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Education
Hooray for the Four-Day School Week?
“Your test scores are going to go up. Your attendance is going to go up. Overall teacher morale is a lot higher on a four-day school week.”Trent England | January 11, 2017
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Education
Oklahoma’s per-pupil spending is up
According to the latest available data from the National Center for Education Statistics, since 1999 per-pupil spending has risen from $8,624 to $9,728.Vicki Alger | January 10, 2017
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Education
Ed Choice Mythbusting Never Ends
Keeping up with the myths people throw around in Oklahoma and elsewhere about school choice is a full time job.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | January 1, 2017
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Education
Ed Choice Policies Will Help Revitalize Cities
Oklahoma City needs to recognize that good leadership can’t stop school assignments from concentrating poverty.Dr. Bartley R. Danielsen & Kirk Humphreys | January 1, 2017
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Education
ESAs Are a Much-Needed Refinement of the Public Education Model
Although Oklahoma may have suffered an ESA setback in 2016, the fight is far from over.Lindsey M. Burke | January 1, 2017
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Budget & Tax, Education
Raise Teacher Pay Without Raising Taxes
Oklahoma can’t afford to lose more homegrown talent to other states, whether in teaching or other professions. With SQ 779’s defeat, Oklahomans have given the Legislature the opportunity to address this urgency without further burdening working Oklahomans.Dave Bond | January 1, 2017
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Education
Emergency Certification in Oklahoma
The Oklahoma State Department of Education has issued 1,082 emergency teaching certificates so far this fiscal year. Some use this data as a way to bang the drum on an alleged teacher shortage. However, a study published in October by the 1889 Institute found that the evidence of a shortage is scant.Byron Schlomach, Ph.D. | December 22, 2016
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Education
Oklahomans Want Educational Choices
An honest reading of the public-opinion survey data over the past couple of years shows that Oklahomans favor educational choice.Brandon Dutcher | December 1, 2016
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Education
Why Schools Don't Deliver
I don’t often get great new insights when I read the work of Oklahoma edu-blogger Rob Miller. But I did have an epiphany of sorts when I recently read an article of his arguing that public schools underperform for the same reason the post office does—because meddling politicians are in charge.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | December 1, 2016