“It was around September that I filled out the paperwork and figured that the district would reject it but I found out that I was approved and I got the money in November,” said Stadelman. So you knew you weren't qualified for the bonus, but you applied anyway? And now you have to pay it back. Bummer! Teachers were approved for nearly $300,000 by OSDE – then told to pay up The teacher sign-on bonus hosted by the Oklahoma State Department of Education paid out millions. Still, almost $300,000 went to teachers being told to pay it back. The Oklahoma Watch team, including Jennifer Palmer and Beth Wallis, published their findings Thursday morning. Three teachers they spoke with were charged the $50,000 they each were given after approval. There were more who were all told to pay back the money mistakenly approved for them within three weeks. “We started this around the first of the year and started asking the department questions and that’s when it started to snowball a little ... Continue reading... https://news.yahoo.com/teachers-were-approved-nearly-300-004600808.html Find in Internet Archives [google]Teachers were approved for nearly $300,000 by OSDE – then told to pay up[/google] Teachers were approved for nearly $300,000 by OSDE – then told to pay up The teacher sign-on bonus hosted by the Oklahoma State Department of Education paid out millions. Still, almost $300,000 went to teachers being told to pay it back. Continue reading... https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/teachers-were-approved-for-nearly-300000-by-osde-then-told-to-pay-up/ Find in Internet Archives [google]Teachers were approved for nearly $300,000 by OSDE – then told to pay up[/google]
