Unfortunately, SB 99 passed the Oklahoma Senate by a single vote. However, SB 99 must still pass the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Please watch for out next call to action against SB 99 on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. For the fourth year in a row, some in the Oklahoma Legislature have filed a bill aimedContinue reading Bill Filed to Hurt Teacher Advocacy, Again
I. Four-Day School Weeks Are Expanding Rapidly in U.S. Hundreds of thousands of US students are now attending school four days a week. The number of school districts on a four-day calendar has grown by more than 600% in the last 20 years, and the four-day trend shows no signs of slowing down. Texas, forContinue reading A Review of Four Day School Weeks
Hundreds of thousands of US students are now attending school four days a week. The four-day school week, in recent years, has exploded to more than 1,600 schools across 24 different states, according to a 2021 study. And the four-day trend shows no signs of slowing down. West Texas, for example, is expected to experienceContinue reading Four-Day School Weeks: Innovative or Harmful? Legislative Study to Investigate
School Security in Oklahoma In light of the recent tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, and other reports of violent school incidents, the Oklahoma Legislature is conducting an interim study on school security. The study will consider security practices in Oklahoma schools and address proposals to improve such practices. Members of the Oklahoma Legislature requested the participationContinue reading School Security: Survey Results and Upcoming Legislative Study
Archived: This article addresses bills from the 2022 Oklahoma Legislative Session. The recent bipartisan success of defeating SB 1647—universal school vouchers—has not gone unnoticed. But what has escaped the public spotlight is the long-term strategy to erode the advocacy of teachers and school employees in Oklahoma. Two bills—SB 634 and SB 1592—are part of thisContinue reading Two Bills Aim to Hurt Teacher Advocacy in Oklahoma
Chairman Adam Pugh Republican — District 41 (Edmond) Room 425 | (405) 521-5622 adam.pugh@oksenate.gov Vice Chairman Dewayne Pemberton Republican — District 9 (Muskogee) Room 429 | (405) 521-5533 Dewayne.Pemberton@oksenate.gov NATHAN DAHAMR — District 33 (Tulsa)Rm 526 | (405) 521-5551nathan.dahm@oksenate.gov J.J. DOSSETTD — District 34 (Owasso)Rm 531 | (405) 521-5566jj.dossett@oksenate.gov JO ANNA DOSSETTD — District 35Continue reading Senate Education Committee (2021)
