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Welcome to POE’s Capitol Corner
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Legislative Survey Results: Cell Phone Use & Virtual School Days
The POE Government Affairs team prepared the following survey on student cell phone use and virtual school days. The survey…
Earn Extra as a Mentor Teacher? Here’s How to Apply
In 2022, The Oklahoma Legislature established the Oklahoma Teacher Empowerment Program (OTEP) as a way for qualified teachers to earn…
Oklahoma’s 2023-24 School Employee Pay Raise, Explained
After months of fierce negotiations, the House and Senate finally found common ground and came together to make a historic…
Oklahoma Teacher Requirements: Have They Changed?
Have the requirements to teach in Oklahoma changed recently? Have they been drastically lowered? If you scanned Twitter or Facebook…
Protecting Educators from a Legal Conundrum
Local schools often struggle to comply with the ever-increasing number of new mandates. Educators are frequently left scrambling to implement…
Due Process for Teachers
Due process — innocent until proven guilty — is an American principle. But for many years, certain entities in Oklahoma…