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by Michelle Boyd Waters, M.Ed. 

#Oklaed Response To #BudgetQuake Is In The News: #GiveItBack

January 10, 2016 in EduNews

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Thanks to the efforts of #Oklaed leaders, our effort to encourage our community to return their tax refunds to their local school districts have made the news in light of the budget shortfall that has resulted in a $47 shortage for schools across the state.

Right now Oklahoma City Schools are facing nearly 9 million dollars in budget cuts, but now there is a new push to revitalize our struggling system and replenish funds.

Source: Giving up your tax cut in the name of Education | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KOKH

You can read more about this effort below:

 

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Michelle Boyd Waters, M.Ed.

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Michelle taught secondary ELA in public schools for 10 years. She served as an award-winning journalist before transitioning into education and is now Assistant Director of the OU Writing Center and a teacher consultant for the Oklahoma Writing Project. Michelle co-edited the Oklahoma English Journal for five years. She is a PhD candidate in Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum at the University of Oklahoma. She started reThink ELA LLC as a teacher blog in 2012.

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