Oklahoma state superintendent calls for teacher pay increase
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's top educator called on legislators Thursday to increase public school teachers' pay as the state's largest teachers' union prepared to outline its plan for statewide school closures, joining calls from other educator groups across the U.S.
State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister told the Board of Education that Oklahoma teachers are considering walking out of classrooms since "plan after plan" to provide the first teacher pay raise since 2008 has failed in the Legislature.
"This has been a conversation that has been moving very quickly with many teachers calling for a statewide walkout — and soon," Hofmeister said.