Oklahoma Teachers Call for Higher Wages, More Support in Statewide Survey

Oklahoma teachers call for higher wages, more support in statewide survey

A teacher leads a fourth-grade math class Dec. 10 in Warner. A survey of Oklahoma educators and parents received numerous calls for teacher pay raises and small class sizes. (Photo by Nuria Martinez-Keel/Oklahoma Voice)OKLAHOMA CITY — Higher teacher pay and lower class sizes topped Oklahoma educators’ list of needs in public schools, a state Department of Education survey found. Parents, 5,000 of whom also took the survey, agreed that quality te…

Teachers favor higher pay, more support in survey

Higher teacher pay and lower class sizes topped Oklahoma educators’ list of needs in public schools, a state Department of Education survey found.