Most educators and those readers of major state newspapers noticed the story of the newly hired public school superintendent who will earn a "high" contracted salary. The media publicized the fact that the superintendent may be earning a higher salary than superintendents of schools with more than ten times the number of students. Some employees of the school are said to have missed work, as a way to protest the superintendent's contract.
As a matter of fact, the TV and print news media has 'opined' several times in the past about "high superintendent salaries" as the root cause of low teacher salaries and the predicament of public education funding in Oklahoma. Some lawmakers have also echoed this 'false narrative' and misdirected indignation..., or is it the media echoing the lawmakers' indignation?
The media justifiably questioned the newly contracted salary for the superintendent mentioned above, but has conveniently ignored the 'public' school CEO right down the street, who is earning in excess of $5 million for a 'one year contract'. The CEO is earning as much as twenty times the salary of a school superintendent with the same number of students. Where is the media attention? Where is the taxpayer outrage? Where is the public school's teacher outrage?
Many public educators and taxpayers believe the silence on this issue is calculated and intentional. Many also believe the media focus and individual lawmaker indignation at 'other' superintendent salaries - is a calculated smokescreen designed to hide facts from Oklahoma taxpayers. Of course, this is all just one person's opinion, but based on analysis of facts. To be continued...
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