An Oklahoma senator is proposing an incremental pay raise for the state's teachers in hopes of alleviating what some call the state's most severe teacher shortage in years.
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt ordered the State Department of Education to check payroll deductions for union dues to ensure they complied with state and federal law.
Oklahoma still has more than a billion dollars of pandemic relief money meant for education unallocated. One lawmaker said he’d like to see some of it used for teacher relocation and retention bonuses.