Alva Review-Courier -

Though the curtain has been drawn for over a month now, the 2018 Oklahoma Legislative session will not soon be forgotten. Fervent debate over tax increases to bolster public education funding and to pay for teacher raises dominated the floor as teachers sparked a wave of activism that sank its grips into the State Capitol. The nine-day statewide strike brought attention to the school funding crisis after a decade of steep cuts left Oklahoma’s education budget marred. Perhaps years of failed attempts for teacher pay increases in conjunction with the walkout movement was the necessary combinatio...