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http://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion...82744.html
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion...82744.html
Quote:When schools open this fall in Oklahoma, the 2016 Teacher of the Year won’t be there. Instead, Shawn Sheehan will be starting his new job as a teacher in Texas.
Leaving Oklahoma isn’t what he wants to do, but he and his wife, both public school teachers, can’t afford to stay.
In Texas, Sheehan will make $20,000 more than he did in Oklahoma, a state where some schools are open only four days a week and lawmakers are asking the education department to make more cuts. Class sizes are large, resources are scarce, and math teachers like Sheehan are being replaced by people with emergency certificates. Support staff have been let go, textbooks are out of date, and electives such as art and music have been eliminated.