Quote of the Day 1/26/2015

“If you think about that money over a year, that’s a car payment. That’s whether a teacher has to work a second job. That’s like getting a 10 percent raise.”

-Linda Hampton, president of the Oklahoma Education Association, speaking about the average $4,446 less that teachers are paid in Oklahoma compared to Texas (Source: http://bit.ly/1zhtm1h)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Gene Perry worked for OK Policy from 2011 to 2019. He is a native Oklahoman and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in history and an M.A. in journalism.

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