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Bixby superintendent says modest state funding boost won’t close teacher pay gap
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Superintendent Miller outlined new state budget items, noting a roughly $31 million statewide increase for public schools in one line item and a $122 million overall increase in K–12 funding but said the district’s share would be small and may not substantially address retention or salary competitiveness.
BIXBY, Okla. — Superintendent Miller told the Bixby Board of Education on June 2 that recent state budget adjustments include modest increases for schools but fall short of the investments in neighboring states that district leaders say are needed to retain teachers.
Miller said the state budget signed by the governor includes roughly $31 million that the superintendent described as additional funding tied to extending the teacher salary reimbursement scale beyond 25 years. "$31,000,000 in additional funding ... is not a significant amount of money," he…
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