by 1889 Institute | Apr 22, 2020 | Research
America’s War for Effective Education Reform Author Kent Grusendorf Abstract Kent Grusendorf argues that past reform efforts have not succeeded due to their top-down nature. Instead, what is needed is to take account the efforts of those who are actually doing...
by 1889 Institute | Jun 15, 2018 | Research
Average Teacher Pay Across States Before and After Oklahoma’s Pay Raise Author Calculations: Byron Schlomach Abstract This is just a table showing average teacher pay across the states and relative state rankings, especially of Oklahoma, before and after the...
by 1889 Institute | Feb 1, 2018 | Research
Teacher Pay Raise in a Nutshell Author Byron Schlomach Abstract This is a single-page summary of relevant information from several of the 1889 Institute’s publications regarding teacher pay, the state’s teacher shortage, and school funding. We suggest that if a...
by 1889 Institute | Apr 11, 2017 | Research
Wind Energy in Oklahoma: A Costly Solution in Search of a Problem Author Robert Michaels Abstract This paper rigorously demonstrates that wind electrical generation is very costly and that subsidies for wind energy through tax credits at the federal and state levels...
by 1889 Institute | Mar 24, 2017 | Research
Teacher Pay: Facts to Consider Authors Baylee Butler and Byron Schlomach Abstract This paper breaks down facts about Oklahoma’s average teacher salary, considers how benefits might change generally-accepted teacher pay comparisons across states, cost of living,...
