After ’90 school reform, Oklahoma again falls behind

 
BY MEGAN ROLLAND | Modified: April 19, 2010 at 7:32 am | Published: April 19, 2010   

Thousands of teachers walked out of their Oklahoma classrooms during this week in 1990, storming the state Capitol in support of an education reform bill heralded by Democrats as a step away from underfunded classrooms and underpaid educators.

photo - Thousands of Oklahoma teachers skipped school April 16, 1990, to march at the state Capitol for education reforms. The Oklahoma Education Association, which called for the strike, estimated more than 10,000 teachers picketed the Legislature. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman Archive
Thousands of Oklahoma teachers skipped school April 16, 1990, to march at the state Capitol for education reforms. The Oklahoma Education Association, which called for the strike, estimated more than 10,000 teachers picketed the Legislature. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman Archive

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