
“It is unfortunate that some of our legislators, particularly those in our OKCPS delegation, are not supporting the Step Up plan to give our teachers a long-overdue raise. The plan may be imperfect, but it is a much-needed first step to finding a compromise revenue solution for our state, and we must not allow the perfect to be the enemy of the good. It may seem as if we have more time in this legislative session to find an alternative solution, but we have to do something. Now. I personally know districts in Texas that are coming to OKC next month to recruit our teachers, and many educators are quickly making plans to leave this profession that they once loved in order to take care of their families. If we lose this Oklahoma/Texas game, we’ll have more to lose than just football bragging rights. Oklahoma will lose committed teachers who are invested in our kids, and we will only have ourselves to blame as we watch them cross the Red River.”
Rebecca Kaye
Acting Superintendent