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The teachers say they were blindsided. At least nine teachers received thousands in bonuses that the state is now demanding back. The teachers say they were blindsided
An Oklahoma House subcommittee has approved a bill that would remove a matching-fund requirement for school districts from a teacher pay-raise program.
Lawmakers approved a bill that raises teachers' pay by an average $6,100 annually. It is the first raise since 2007 and the largest in the state's history. Oklahoma raises teacher pay, teachers ...
Gains from last teachers' strike in Oklahoma, in 1990, which resulted in an agreement to lower class sizes, expand kindergarten programs, and increase teacher wages were later reversed due to budget cuts. [6] The decline in funding and subsequent decline in the quality of public education has resulted in the expansion of charter schools in the ...
The Office of Accountability was created in 1990 to oversee school performance and the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation was created in 1995 to establish standards for teacher candidates. In 2012, Governor of Oklahoma Mary Fallin signed SB 1797 into law, consolidating the two agencies into the single Office of Educational Quality and ...
Oklahoma Teacher's Retirement System (OTRS) is the pension program for public education employees in the State of Oklahoma. As of June 30, 2014, the program had nearly 168,000 members. [1] Public education teachers and administrators are required to be OTRS members; support staff can join voluntarily. [1] State law established OTRS in 1943 to ...
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House Bill 3454, authored by Rep. Anthony Moore, R-Clinton, would expand Oklahoma's Promise eligibility to children of certified, full-time teachers who have been employed by a public-school ...