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Increase student access to effective teachers, thereby reducing the need for emergency-certified teachers by 95%. The U.S. Department of Education approved Oklahoma’s comprehensive education plan, Oklahoma Edge, in July 2018. The plan to meet student needs and drive progress is built on a four-pillar foundation with measurable goals. Oklahoma ...
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1. 1.1. See also: Oklahoma State Department of Education The mission statement of the Oklahoma State Department of Educationreads: The Superintendent of Public Instruction is the chief administrative official in the Department of Education. The Superintendent of Public Instruction is elected to four-year terms. Joy Hofmeisterwas elected to the position in 2014. The State Board of Education oversees the state's public school system. The board is composed of seven members: the Superintendent of...
Unions
In 2012 the Fordham Institute and Education Reform Now assessed the power and influence of state teacher unions in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Their rankings were based on 37 different variables in five broad areas: resources and membership, involvement in politics, scope of bargaining, state policies, and perceived influence. Oklahoma ranked 43rd overall for union power and influence, or "weakest," which was in the fifth of five tiers. The main unions related to the Oklahoma...
Quality Counts 2014
1. 1.1. See also: Education Week survey Education Week, a publication that reports on many education issues throughout the country, began using an evaluation system in 1997 to grade each state on various elements of education performance. This system, called Quality Counts, uses official data on performance from each state to generate report cards for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The report card in 2014 uses six different categories: 1. Chance for success 2. K-12 achievement 3....
Oklahomans for Responsible Government report
In 2009, Oklahomans for Responsible Government (OFRG), a nonprofit founded in January 2008, released a report about the overall transparency of Oklahoma's school districts. According to the report, 79 of the state’s 531 districts (15 percent) lacked an official website.Additionally, of the 471 districts with technology directors, 59 had no website. The organization maintained that it was not calling for states to establish mandates for the creation of school websites, but rather was reminding...
State Budget Solutions education study
1. 1.1. See also: State spending on education v. academic performance (2012) State Budget Solutions examined national trends in education from 2009 to 2011, including state-by-state analysis of education spending, graduation rates and average ACT scores. The study showed that the states that spent the most did not have the highest average ACT test scores, nor did they have the highest average graduation rates. A summary of the study is available here. The full report can be accessed here.
The following is a list of recent education bills that have been introduced in or passed by the Oklahoma state legislature. To learn more about each of these bills, click the bill title. This information is provided by BillTrack50 and LegiScan. 1. 1.1. Note: Due to the nature of the sorting process used to generate this list, some results may not b...
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Oklahoma education policy.These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
The average Oklahoma teacher will earn an estimated $60,656 in pay and benefits this school year, according to the National Education Association’s annual Rankings and Estimates report published in April 2024. That’s a 34 % increase over eight years ago when average teacher compensation was $45,292.
Source: Percentage distribution of public school teachers, by race/ethnicity and state: 2020–21. Average base teaching salary for regular full-time teachers: 2020-21. $45,700. Percent of public school teachers with a job outside the system during the school year and average amount earned: 2020-21.
Teachers include both full-time and part-time teachers. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and because some data are not shown. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Teacher Data File," 2011–12.
StateTotal Number Of TeachersHispanic, Regardless Of RaceWhite, Non-hispanicUnited States3,385,2007.881.9Alabama45,000‡78.8Alaska7,500‡85.7Arizona61,70013.180.1May 27, 2021 · In the most recent school year, Oklahoma had 2,785 emergency teachers – teachers who aren’t fully qualified but allowed to teach if there’s a need. Ten years ago, there were less than 100. “We’re just not retaining teachers,” said Robin Fuxa, Director of the Professional Education program at Oklahoma State University.
May 27, 2021 · In the most recent school year, Oklahoma had 2,785 emergency teachers – teachers who aren’t fully qualified but allowed to teach if there’s a need. Ten years ago, there were less than 100.
