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Number of Oklahoma third-graders who may be retained for scoring ‘unsatisfactory’ on high-stakes reading tests.
Source: State Department of Education.
Gun deaths per 100,000 African-Americans in Oklahoma in 2011, compared to 2.26 per 100,000 whites
Total square miles burned by three currently-burning Oklahoma wildfires
Source: Oklahoma Forestry Service
Oklahoma’s unemployment trust fund balance, the 4th highest in the US.
Source: Pew Charitable Trusts
Number of earthquakes magnitude 3.0 or greater in Oklahoma from Oct 2013 through Apr 14, 2014. From 1978-2008, Oklahoma averaged two 3.0 earthquakes per year.
The Tulsa metro area’s 2014 ranking for the worst ozone pollution in major U.S. cities. The OKC metro had the 19th worst pollution.
Source: The American Lung Association
How many Oklahomans signed up for health insurance on the Affordable Care Act Marketplace in the open enrollment period.
Deaths in Oklahoma per 100,000 residents from causes that could have been treated through early detection and high-quality care, the 46th worst rate in the nation.
Source: The Commonwealth Fund
Revenue Oklahoma could bring in if the state adopted combined reporting, a reform that prevents corporations from shifting profits to out-of-state tax shelters.
Source: Oklahoma Policy Institute
The hourly wage needed to afford a two-bedroom apartment at fair market rent ($689/month) in Oklahoma working 40 hours a week.
