“We are ready, we are willing. We stand on the right side of public education, by being back here and outside our schools tomorrow.”

– Christine Campbell, president of the American Federation of Teachers-West Virginia, speaking at a rally for teachers who are on strike for better pay and benefits in West Virginia. Average teacher pay in West Virginia is about $3,000 per year higher than in Oklahoma (Source)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ryan Gentzler worked at OK Policy from January 2016 until November 2022. He last served as the organization's Reserach Director and oversaw Open Justice Oklahoma. He began at OK Policy as an analyst focusing on criminal justice issues, including sentencing, incarceration, court fines and fees, and pretrial detention. Open Justice Oklahoma grew out of Ryan’s groundbreaking analysis of court records, which was used to inform critical policy debates. A native Nebraskan, he holds a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Oklahoma and a BA in Institutions and Policy from William Jewell College. He served as an OK Policy Research Fellow in 2014-2015.

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