The Latest: Fallin wants teachers to get back to classrooms
Source: Associated Press
Updated 5:42 pm, Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Media: Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP)
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5:30 p.m.
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says it's time for teachers to return to their classrooms following the third day of a strike over education spending.
In an interview with Fox News, Fallin said Wednesday that education is a priority for the Republican-controlled Legislature. The GOP governor signed a measure last week that granted 15 to 18 percent salary increases for Oklahoma teachers.
In spite of the raise, thousands of teachers walked out of their classrooms on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and Fallin says that has raised questions.
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In an interview with CBS News, Fallin says, "teachers want more, but it's kind of like having a teenage kid that wants a better car."
Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/education/article/The-Latest-Oklahoma-educators-march-for-student-12804911.php
Skittles
(153,184 posts)Oklahoma voters need to remember that when they vote
notdarkyet
(2,226 posts)tanyev
(42,601 posts)and needs a car that runs.
turbinetree
(24,713 posts)First and foremost why don't you take a ride over to lets say MSNBC and speak with Maddow, O'Donnell or Hayes, and lets see how you answer their questions on education, for over the last 10 years your republican controlled legislature has spent how much on education?
Here Fallin lets remind all of the citizens of the state what your legislature has done shall we.................this is from 2014....................................its indicative of your right wing BULL SHIT of how your ilk is trying to blame a raise as the problem.......................
https://okpolicy.org/oklahoma-continues-lead-u-s-deepest-cuts-education/
November 2018 cannot get here fast enough
Grassy Knoll
(10,118 posts)dsc
(52,166 posts)the hypocrisy never ends.
https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_state_government_salary
mwooldri
(10,303 posts)With new textbooks and other supplies.
Then the teachers might go back.
keithbvadu2
(36,886 posts)Another Nazi loving republican.
She wants to blame Antifa.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)I would expect the teachers to continue their job action.
UpInArms
(51,284 posts)Dear Gov. Fallin,
Children are people, therefor the proper word is who, not that.
Things are referred to as that. Thus, your use of the word that implies you do not think that the children are worthy of personhood, or you are a product of a poorly funded education.
Fund the schools properly so that the students of the future do not sound as stupid as you do.
Toorich
(391 posts)25% of the striking teachers are paid actors bussed in from Chicago.
That's a helluva coincidence because at least 25% of our republican
legislators are paid puppets.