Courtesy of Fox 23 News:
A Tulsa teacher is making a bold statement about the state of education as she pleads for money at a local intersection in order to pay for classroom supplies.
Teresa Danks is a third grade teacher in the Tulsa Public Schools systems.
As a result of serious education budget cuts, Danks says she is now spending between $2,000 and $3,000 of her $35,000 salary on supplies for her students.
Oklahoma ranks nearly last in teacher pay when compared to other states across the U.S.
There is nothing unusual about that by the way, a LOT of teachers are forced to spend their own money to make sure that their students have the materials that they need to learn in the classroom.
And good for this teacher to bring attention to that fact, and to hopefully shame some of the politicians in her area to start adequately funding public education.
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A Tulsa teacher is making a bold statement about the state of education as she pleads for money at a local intersection in order to pay for classroom supplies.
Teresa Danks is a third grade teacher in the Tulsa Public Schools systems.
As a result of serious education budget cuts, Danks says she is now spending between $2,000 and $3,000 of her $35,000 salary on supplies for her students.
Oklahoma ranks nearly last in teacher pay when compared to other states across the U.S.
There is nothing unusual about that by the way, a LOT of teachers are forced to spend their own money to make sure that their students have the materials that they need to learn in the classroom.
And good for this teacher to bring attention to that fact, and to hopefully shame some of the politicians in her area to start adequately funding public education.
Source http://ift.tt/2uIqRri
