Teacher pay and ’empowerment’ accounts: Lawmakers debate education priorities

  • The Oklahoma Senate Education Committee conducts its first meeting of the 2022 legislative session on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022.
    The Oklahoma Senate Education Committee conducts its first meeting of the 2022 legislative session on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022.
Oklahoma lawmakers filed approximately 768 education-related bills for the 2022 session, but the leaders of the Legislature’s education committees have said they are most focused on the ones aimed at promoting workforce development and keeping teachers in the classroom. “From an education perspective, where my focus really is going to be this year is on the workforce and making sure we work…

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