By:
Gene Perry
January 25, 2018 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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Oklahoma’s average teacher pay and benefits are among the very lowest in the nation and well below surrounding states. This non-competitive pay damages…
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By:
Steve Lewis
January 12, 2018 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Steve Lewis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1989-1991. He currently practices law in Tulsa and represents clients at the Capitol.
An idea has surfaced again recently that, since the state will not or cannot properly fund public…
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One in four Oklahoma children are at risk of not having enough to eat, yet the state leaves over $400 million in child nutrition funding on the table each year because of our low participation in federal assistance programs. By…
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By:
Gene Perry
December 28, 2017 // Updated: May 2, 2019
When it comes to Oklahoma politics, 2017 was one of the most tumultuous and unpredictable in history. The year was consumed by a long, still unresolved showdown over the state budget and need for new revenues, with shifting coalitions, unusual…
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By:
Guest
December 6, 2017 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Senator Ron Sharp is a Republican representing Senate District 17, which includes parts of Oklahoma and Pottawatomie counties. Senator Sharp is now in his sixth year in office. He is Vice Chair of the Senate Education Committee.
Governor Fallin has requested…
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By:
Gene Perry
November 30, 2017 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Despite numerous promises by Oklahoma lawmakers that this would be the year they begin undoing K-12 education cuts and funding a desperately needed teacher raise, ultimately too many of our legislators refused to raise revenues. Unsurprisingly, a new update from…
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It’s a tough time to be an educator in Oklahoma. Between low teacher pay, stretched support staff, and the deepest per pupil funding cuts in the country, there’s little wonder morale is low. At the same time, Oklahoma’s already-high poverty…
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By:
Gene Perry
October 3, 2017 // Updated: May 2, 2019
For years now, how we fund our schools has been the number one controversy in Oklahoma politics. Education funding has been the subject of numerous bills and proposals, state, national, and international media coverage, and the largest Capitol rally in…
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By:
Steve Lewis
September 1, 2017 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Steve Lewis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1989-1991. He currently practices law in Tulsa and represents clients at the Capitol.
Twenty-eight years ago, amidst a crisis in the Oklahoma economy, parents, teachers, business leaders and others told…
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By:
David Blatt
August 24, 2017 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Another national report is calling attention to Oklahoma’s drastic cuts to funding for colleges and universities in recent years. At a time when a college education has never been more critical for individual prosperity and state economic development, funding decisions…
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