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Critics of state Superintendent Ryan Walters’s proposed education budget have been particularly unhappy that, instead of an acrossthe- board pay raise, Walters prefers a more targeted raise where high-performing teachers could earn as much as $10,000 more each year. Critics believe an across-theboard pay raise will be more effective at retaining teachers and drawing in new teachers, which could help to reduce class sizes.
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Sen. Tom Coburn’s Book
Read moreThe Republican-controlled House has voted to boot Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., off the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
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Read moreFormer Kingfisher County resident Kenneth Glazier was a recent visitor in the Times and Free Press office.
Read moreIn recent years, environmental activists have sought to defund U.S. energy development and production by pressuring financial companies to adopt “environmental, social, and governance” (ESG) policies that prioritize political considerations over returns when making investment decisions.
Read moreDuring a legislative budget hearing, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters told lawmakers his proposed incentive-pay plan, which would provide up to $10,000 in increased pay to the best teachers, will be particularly beneficial in retaining promising young teachers who would enjoy a much more rapid path to higher pay than under the current system.
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“Peace through strength.” That is what President Ronald Reagan believed in and that was the cornerstone of America’s foreign policy.
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