We Talked To 18 Teachers In Oklahoma Calling It Quits ( HBO)
Eric Weingartner worked two side jobs in addition to his role as a fulltime 4th grade teacher to make ends meet. Chemistry teacher Becky Smiths monthly paycheck rose just 300 in sixteen years. Aimee Elmquist spent her own money to stock her biology classroom. Mary West was did the same for high school art. Teachers in Oklahoma have been doing more with less for over a decade now: state funding for schools has decreased over 25 percent in the last 10 years, the state ranks ranks dead last in teacher pay
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