Oklahoma schools go on 4-day weeks so teachers can work on Mondays to make rent

Embarrassing. People in the rest of world must think this country has lost its mind. Perhaps we should go ahead and eliminate all taxes and see what happens.

One interesting bit of context that the article didn't mention is that the population of towns/cities/urban areas in Oklahoma grew on average 11.29% in just five years. The state has been seeing both a large move from country to towns and a decent net increase in total population.

A nice boost for employment statistics fans I guess.<p>What I don&#x27;t understand is how things got to this point without the electorate making a stand? Or do the people who vote send their kids to private school instead?

We, the people, need to address this. We mustn’t rely on government as government is always self interested with the interest being toward the top of the hierarchy.<p>Without education, our community will have serious problems.<p>Let’s fix this now.

It will be interesting to see how this affects the quality of education students get.

Horrible to see that the Republican concept of &quot;draining the swamp&quot; apparently starts with teachers.

The original article: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.economist.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;united-states&#x2F;21736102-low-teacher-pay-and-severe-budget-cuts-are-driving-schools-brink-whats-matter" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.economist.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;united-states&#x2F;21736102-low-te...</a>

I don&#x27;t see the problem. The legislature was elected by the people. If the people keep voting for these elected officials, they got just what they voted for.<p>The teachers are leaving in droves and making better money.<p>Win Win - the people of Oklahoma got the horrible school system that they indirectly voted for and teachers get to either deal with it or move.<p>I can&#x27;t feel bad for people who vote against their own interest.

Gee, I wish this article were filled with more opinionated rhetoric and less facts.<p>Yeesh. If teachers don&#x27;t get paid enough in Oklahoma, things will balance themselves out one way or another. It <i>always</i> works.<p>BTW, high-tax California ranks below Oklahoma in this study that ranks by standardized test scores:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;graphiq-stories.graphiq.com&#x2F;stories&#x2F;13054&#x2F;states-ranked-test-scores#6-California" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;graphiq-stories.graphiq.com&#x2F;stories&#x2F;13054&#x2F;states-ran...</a>