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Excessive teacher professional development requirements addressed
OKLAHOMA CITY â Legislation to examine excessive teacher professional development training for Oklahomaâs public school teachers passed the House Common Education Committee Tuesday with a vote of 13-0.
House Bill 1593, authored by Rep. Melissa Provenzano, D-Tulsa, modifies how often teachers are required to complete professional development hours by reducing the frequency of four educator trainings out of the 27 currently required by state statute.
HB1593 is now eligible to be heard on the House floor.
Provenzano’s office can be reached at 557-7330 or melissa.provenzano@okhouse.gov.
State chamber praises committee passage of open transfer bill
The COVID-19 pandemic turned education on its head. Measures introduced in the 2021 session are designed to combat new issues faced by schools because of
School funding, charter school issues on agenda at Capitol By: Jennifer Palmer Oklahoma Watch February 8, 2021
The Nichols Hills Elementary School library. (Photo by Whitney Bryen/Oklahoma Watch)
It’s been a disruptive and uncertain year for public education, and initiatives to be considered by the Oklahoma Legislature could continue to shake things up.
Districts experienced huge shifts in student enrollment this year. Most declined slightly, especially in the youngest grades. Meanwhile, enrollment in virtual charter schools skyrocketed.
Some lawmakers are addressing this moment with initiatives to expand student transfers between districts and rework the decades-old funding formula.
Another lingering issue at the statehouse is Epic Charter Schools. How will lawmakers address the findings of the state auditor and inspector’s report, released in October? Among measures to watch this session: