[UNFILTERED] reporters Elizabeth Sims and Luke D Schumacher have compiled data for total instructional expenditures per student for every school district in Oklahoma. Larger districts were found to spend the most overall, but spend the least per student.
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"While the private schools of Oklahoma are not state funded, many educators stand with their fellow teachers and believe their fight should not end until their requests are granted in full." Full story by @ChelseaRHorn on OU Covers: https://t.co/D2WYwblCxH
BY: Brigette Waltermire
Every year, “Oklahoma Arts Day” is held at the Oklahoma State Capitol on a day designated by Oklahomans for the Arts (OFTA). This year, it just so happened to be during the Oklahoma teacher walkout.
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"As the teacher walkout intensified... the methods Oklahoma uses to obtain education funding came under extreme scrutiny. Many took to social media to share their confusion, outrage and – most importantly – find answers." Full story on OU Covers: https://t.co/a4pLdmOKhw
"The teacher walkout has led Oklahoma students to register to vote this week... Oklahoma public school students have been upset at the low funding given to their schools... and some wanted to make an impact in upcoming elections." Full story on OU Covers: https://t.co/uNUV4auciu
[UNFILTERED] Reporter @lukehalltv sat in on a meeting in Dale, Oklahoma between Dale Public School parents and their administration asking questions and expressing concerns about the teacher walkout, now on day six. Full article on https://t.co/mcEBBE0lvY: https://t.co/Dh4mDqohi8
BY: Tyler Hall
Oklahomans have questions about where various sources of state education funding are being allocated, specifically when it comes to gambling fees.
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Janelle Stecklein | CNHI Oklahoma State Reporter with the Enid News & Eagle gives an update on day five of the teacher walkout: Oklahoma Legislature may take up revenue measures Friday
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Enid News & Eagle Editorial Board contribute to the UNFILTERED coverage with an update: No endgame is in sight.
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Janelle Stecklein a CNHI Oklahoma Reporter contributes to the UNFILTERED coverage: As Oklahoma's teacher work stoppage continued into it’s fourth day. #okteacherwalkout#oklaed#okleg https://t.co/jGPF5Yk2vY
"I am here to support our teachers. They need funding. They deserve a raise. They take care of our kids. They are teaching the future of our nation, and they deserve to be funded. Our children deserve to be funded." - Holly Bittner
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"Teachers and students from across Oklahoma protested for more public education funding Wednesday outside the south end of the state Capitol." Full story from day 3 of the#okteacherwalkout on https://t.co/3mtNKy5rdX: https://t.co/0SjZSgX3sW #oklaed#okleg#okgov
"Local churches in Oklahoma open their doors to elementary school students during the teacher walkout this week." Read the full story on OU Covers: https://t.co/Izxkw9sHJo
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“Not being able to save money, like as a human being, is unfortunate. I’m fortunate enough to not have student loans. If I had student loans or a child or a car payment, I wouldn’t be able to survive on my current salary.” -Conner McElveen
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“I feel like I have to sell to my students that education is important... I am here to protest the legislators lack of funding for public education... I hope they will see this movement as the community standing behind teachers." - Jamie Ziegler
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"Oklahoma teachers started their walkout Monday morning raising signs, and, for some, sounds – hoping to strike a chord with legislators." Read the full story on OU Covers: https://t.co/2EwXJq5ohD #oklaed#okteacherwalkout#okgov#okleg
"I’ve been driving the same car since I was 16. It’s a 1999. There’s no way I could afford a car payment if I wanted to.”- Chloe Prochaska
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"In the early-morning darkness... the only lights visible are streetlights, blinking lights on circling helicopters, and a shack covered in painted-on icicles and snowmen..." Full story on OU Covers: https://t.co/Z7BgfYXHQv #oklaedwalkout#okgov
"In the midst of the teacher walkout across the state, Oklahoma City Public Schools have been making sure no student goes hungry." Full story on OU Covers: https://t.co/aQSB4rg5hZ #unfiltered#oklaed#okcps