Okla. Teacher Walkout Will Continue into Second Week, Despite Legislative Action
April 6, 2018
By: Madeline Will
Source: Education Week
On day five of the statewide teacher walkout, the Oklahoma state senate passed two bills that would generate a combined $40.5 million for education.
But it’s not enough to send teachers back to the classroom. The walkout will continue on Monday.
The first bill to place a sales tax on Amazon vendors would raise about $20.5 million for education funding. The second bill would allow casinos to have ball and dice table games, and that’s projected to raise up to $20 million for education. Both bills are now headed to the governor’s desk.
The bills’ passage fulfills two of the Oklahoma Education Association’s three legislative demands. The other one was for the state Senate to reject the House’s repeal of a tax on hotel and motel stays. That tax would have given $42 million to public schools. Instead, on Friday, the Senate voted to repeal the tax.
“This revenue source would…”