The leader of Oklahoma's largest PTA group says he expects as many as 50,000 people to attend an education rally on the grounds of the state Capitol.
Oklahoma Parent-Teacher Association President Jeffery Corbett says he has reached out to school district leaders in hopes they will take part in the March 30 rally.
The Oklahoman reports that the 50,000-member association is calling on legislators to increase teacher pay, eliminate extensive standardized testing and extend a provision of the Reading Sufficiency Act that allows a third-grader who fails a state reading test to be promoted if a team of parents and educators unanimously approve.
An education rally at the Capitol last year drew about 25,000 parents, educators and others from across the state to demand more money for public education.
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