by Byron Schlomach | Dec 11, 2017 | Research
Making Oklahoma’s School Funding More Rational: Simplifying the WADM Calculation Authors Byron Schlomach, Vance H. Fried Abstract This paper suggests simplifying the calculation of weighted student counts for school funding purposes by restructuring how...
by Byron Schlomach | May 8, 2017 | Research
Public Education Spending In a Historical Context Author Byron Schlomach Abstract This paper shows that since 1920, inflation-adjusted per-student spending in public education nationally has increased by a factor of 16 times, the pupil/teacher ratio has halved, and...
by Byron Schlomach | Apr 24, 2017 | Research
Saving Money: School District Consolidation vs. Breaking Up Big Districts Author Byron Schlomach Abstract It is natural to conclude that a great deal of money could be saved with school district consolidation – since every district has to have a...
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,...
by Byron Schlomach | Mar 24, 2017 | Research
Raising Teacher Pay: Things to Consider and Do Authors Byron Schlomach, Baylee Butler Abstract This paper looks at the costs of increasing Oklahoma’s average teacher pay and how different raises will affect Oklahoma’s position compared to other states. It...
