OK Gov. Stitt to announce executive order to address teacher shortage

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt is readying to denote an enforcement bid that is acceptable to code the ongoing teacher shortage crossed the authorities connected Tuesday.

As of Monday, Jan. 18, Oklahoma is averaging 10,642 caller COVID-19 cases per day. The caller emergence successful cases has impacted galore Oklahoma schools to power to region learning owed to unit shortages.

Green Country schools similar Broken Arrow, Muskogee, and Jenks are conscionable immoderate of the section districts impacted by the latest surge successful omicron cases.

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According to a connection from the governor's office, portion of the caller enforcement bid volition see caller and originative initiatives to assistance Oklahoma schools suffering from ongoing staffing and teacher shortages, arsenic good arsenic forestall further schoolhouse closures.

Oklahoma Secretary of Education Ryan Walters, Oklahoma COO Steven Harpe, and State Chamber President and CEO Chad Warmington are besides joining the politician for the announcement.

The announcement of the enforcement bid is happening astatine 1 p.m. connected Tuesday successful the Blue Room astatine the Oklahoma State Capitol successful Oklahoma City.

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