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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 Boyd Waters is the founder of reThink ELA, where she creates research-informed resources that help middle and high school English teachers build stronger communities of readers and writers. After teaching secondary English for 10 years, Michelle has continued working alongside educators and students as a university composition instructor, writing center director, teacher consultant for the Oklahoma Writing Project, and mentor to new teachers. Her work brings together classroom experience, literacy research, and writing center pedagogy to create practical resources that support authentic reading, meaningful writing, and student voice. Through reThink ELA, she helps teachers create classrooms where both students and educators can thrive.

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