Teacher Shortage Tops OneVoice 2016 Agenda

Tulsa area leaders agree on priorities they’d like to see lawmakers pass in the upcoming session. The OneVoice agenda is the work of regional business, civic, education, and government leaders. One member of the group is Wes Mitchell of H.P. Enterprises, who says education, especially the teacher shortage, is at the top of the list. He says it must be addressed despite a $900-million shortfall. He says the state will continue to lose teachers as long as pay is the lowest in the region, and funding continues to be sliced at the state level. Also included as priorities…healthcare, transportation, criminal justice reform, and finding more ways to fund municipal government.