House passes bill combining teacher pay, longer school weeks

 

April 26, 2019



OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A plan to give Oklahoma teachers a $1,200, across-the-board pay raise has been combined with a separate bill to force more school districts to return to five-day school weeks, and the proposal passed in the House.

The House late Wednesday voted 68-30 for the measure , which is likely not in its final version.

Senate Republicans have said returning more Oklahoma school districts to a traditional five-day week is among their top priorities. But about one-fifth of Oklahoma's more than 500 school districts have switched to four-day weeks, and many like it .

The $1,200 pay rais...



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