- May 25, 2001
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A lot of districts are back to school today but most are not and some teachers say they will stay for the month and even are in violation of their contract to do so
I don't know if anyone else is following this, obviously I live here so it's closer to home for me, in fact literally I live a stone's throw away from the Capitol where they're gathering.
If I can get to a computer I'll post some graphics and videos of what our schools look like and the rampant corruption from the top that plagues our state.
Since we're losing teachers at such a high rate and nobody good is going to stay and do it for 28k, they are giving emergency teacher certifications, started you had to have just any 4yr degree, now it's pretty much anyone who will do it
It's always a fight to get state funding for things liie schools and such but they just passed 800Ms to build 2 prisons
Governor Fallin owns stake in the private prison industry
We're #2 in incarcerations (#1 for female), #50 in teacher pay, #48 to 50 in education depending on which study, # 15 in politician pay (170k + special interest [oil] money)
Oklahoma is the most Red voting state in the nation, only one Barrack didn't win not even 1 county either year.
Teachers havent received a raise in 10 yrs, average salary is $28,000 and most have 2nd and even 3rd jobs. Legislators gave them a $6,000 raise (they asked for 10), but they are also fighting for better funding, smaller class sizes, overall teaching conditions. Most literally are payibg for supplies out of their own pockets
The 10 largest state agencies, by statute, are literally NOT SUBJECT TO AUDIT
Every year, nearly a Billion dollars, yes with a B, this year it was over 800Ms, comes us just missing from the budget , "missappropriated" is the term they use. So they cut school funding, mental health , DHS, etc.
Lottery and tribal Casino money that was supposed to fund education never does. We were sold a bad bill of goods on that. They take the $ from the lotterg, subtract it from the education fund, take the supplanted education money and put it in general, and it disappears and/or goes to other project
I don't know if anyone else is following this, obviously I live here so it's closer to home for me, in fact literally I live a stone's throw away from the Capitol where they're gathering.
If I can get to a computer I'll post some graphics and videos of what our schools look like and the rampant corruption from the top that plagues our state.
Since we're losing teachers at such a high rate and nobody good is going to stay and do it for 28k, they are giving emergency teacher certifications, started you had to have just any 4yr degree, now it's pretty much anyone who will do it
It's always a fight to get state funding for things liie schools and such but they just passed 800Ms to build 2 prisons
Governor Fallin owns stake in the private prison industry
We're #2 in incarcerations (#1 for female), #50 in teacher pay, #48 to 50 in education depending on which study, # 15 in politician pay (170k + special interest [oil] money)
Oklahoma is the most Red voting state in the nation, only one Barrack didn't win not even 1 county either year.
Teachers havent received a raise in 10 yrs, average salary is $28,000 and most have 2nd and even 3rd jobs. Legislators gave them a $6,000 raise (they asked for 10), but they are also fighting for better funding, smaller class sizes, overall teaching conditions. Most literally are payibg for supplies out of their own pockets
The 10 largest state agencies, by statute, are literally NOT SUBJECT TO AUDIT
Every year, nearly a Billion dollars, yes with a B, this year it was over 800Ms, comes us just missing from the budget , "missappropriated" is the term they use. So they cut school funding, mental health , DHS, etc.
Lottery and tribal Casino money that was supposed to fund education never does. We were sold a bad bill of goods on that. They take the $ from the lotterg, subtract it from the education fund, take the supplanted education money and put it in general, and it disappears and/or goes to other project
