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 Byron Schlomach | Mar 29, 2018 | Research
Conversion Schools: Local Districts Have No Excuse Authors Byron Schlomach and Vance H. Fried Abstract This paper points out that Oklahoma law allows school boards to designate all or any part of a school as a conversion school. A conversion school is similar to a...
by Byron Schlomach | Feb 1, 2018 | Research
Adjusting Higher Education Policy for the Internet Age Authors Vance H. Fried and Byron Schlomach Abstract This paper explains how technology is disrupting higher education, making it more efficient (lower cost) and effective, and makes specific policy...
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 Byron Schlomach | Feb 1, 2018 | Research
A Money-Saving Education Savings Account (ESA) Proposal Authors Byron Schlomach, Vance H. Fried Abstract This paper proposes a very simple $3,000 ESA for any child who has matriculated in Oklahoma’s public schools continuously for 2 or more years. This would...
