For the Love of Teachers

Lawmakers set to address pandemic problems in Oklahoma schools

Lawmakers set to address pandemic problems in Oklahoma schools

KTUL

"We need to make sure that the public school system remains viable, remains funded, and that we have teachers that want to work there — that matters, working conditions matter,” said JJ Burnam, a co-founder of the Tulsa PLAC.

The Spirit of the Teacher Walkouts Lived On in the Midterms

The Spirit of the Teacher Walkouts Lived On in the Midterms

The New Yorker

Oklahoma parents turned their anger into action. They formed PLAC, a Parent Legislative Action Committee. PLAC advocates in the state capitol for the parents of public-school children. For years, legislators in Oklahoma could take comfort in the fact that few residents knew their names; now, parents were watching.