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 | Oct 8, 2017 | Research
School Mandates: So What? Authors Sean Kinder, Vance H. Fried, Byron Schlomach Abstract This paper is a short introduction to the 1889 Institute’s database of public school mandates in Oklahoma. Many mandates, like the requirement that adequate lighting be...
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,...
