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ContentI am a high school teacher in Jenks, Oklahoma. I am interested in pursuing my masters degree in my subject matter and/or curriculum, but due to the high cost of the degree and the lack of return in my pay, there has not been an incentive for me to pursue higher education in order to be better prepared to lead our students into the future. My idea would be to offer an "OHLAP" type scholarship program for teachers. Many corporations provide tutition assistance for their employees and in my opinion, the state of Oklahoma should do the same for its teachers. In exchange for the scholarship, the teacher would sign a contract to work as a teacher in the state for X number of years. This would ensure a more qualfied work force in the schools as well as the retention of teachers and their families in the state.
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