• A group of educators from Henryetta Public School, along with thousands of other parents and concerned citizens, gathered at the Oklahoma State Capitol in 2015 to advocate for key changes in the state’s public education system. Oklahoma faced a significant teacher shortage, with 1,000 teachers short in the 2014-15 school year alone. The group proposed reducing the number of state-mandated tests, replacing EOI tests with the ACT, and improving the accountability system to better support schools and inform parents.