Education

Reward teachers, rein in bureaucrats

March 9, 2018

Jonathan Small

No one disputes that it’s time for a teacher pay raise. Almost all Oklahomans agree and most lawmakers voice support. Despite this, the last several legislative sessions have failed to result in a teacher pay raise.

Now unions, which have been accomplices in the diversion of more than $300 million away from teachers, are joining frustrated teachers who are threatening to strike unless the Legislature gives them a raise.

With all this internal strife, it’s no wonder that we’ve lost focus on what’s most important in public education: educating children.

Read the rest over on The Journal Record.