Teachers, students and supporters march in front of the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding. Credit: Whitney Bryen / Oklahoma Watch
Other than the chants and speeches – and the size of the crowd – the dominant feature of Monday’s education march at the Capitol was the ubiquity of signs and posters. The cleverness of many of them showed how teachers, students and supporters pulled out all the stops to craft messages for media attention and maximum effect.
Here’s a large sampling:
A chalked message at the rally for education funding at the State Capitol.
State employees set up or carried signs in front of the Capitol on April 2 during a teacher walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
State employees set up or carried signs in front of the Capitol on April 2 during a teacher walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
Putnam City teacher Melanie Spoon and her daughters, Merideth Dry (left) and Addison Dry (right), hold signs in front of the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
State employees set up or carried signs in front of the Capitol on April 2 during a teacher walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
Ida Freeman Elementary School teachers (left to right) Ginger Tate, Katie Cook and Kimberly Wilcox along with UCO education major Lydia Wilcox hold signs in front of the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
Teachers hold signs as they march around the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
Teachers, students and supporters march in front of the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
Teachers, students and supporters march in front of the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
Teachers, students and supporters march in front of the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
Teachers, students and supporters march in front of the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
Hilldale High School sophomore Aislyn Hensley holds signs in front of the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
Lee Elementary School teacher Jeromy Benson holds a sign in front of the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
Teachers, students and supporters march in front of the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
Alana McGinnis, left, Jeremiah Still, center, and Solomon Still stand next to a teacher dressed as a T-Rex at the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
Teachers, students and supporters march in front of the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
Teachers, students and supporters march around the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
Teachers, students and supporters march in front of the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
Teachers, students and supporters march around the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
Durant teacher Juli Wood, left, and her daughter Emma Sawyer, who is an education major at the University of Central Oklahoma, pose with their signs in front of the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
Teachers, students and supporters march around the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
Teachers, students and supporters march around the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
Teachers, students and supporters march around the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
Teachers, students and supporters march around the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
Teachers, students and supporters march in front of the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
Teachers, students and supporters march in front of the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
Teachers, students and supporters march around the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
Teachers, students and supporters march around the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
Teachers, students and supporters march around the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
Teachers, students and supporters march around the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
Amy Burkhalter, an education major at the University of Central Oklahoma, holds a sign in front of the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
Broken Arrow teacher Alli Blanenship, left, education major Whitney Stull, center, and Broken Arrow teacher Isaiah Winters pose in front of the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
Ellie Ness, a teacher at Southmoore High School, poses in front of the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding. Her sign says “I walk for my students and funds for education.”
Teachers, students and supporters sit in front of the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
Tahlequah teachers Barbara Casey, left, and Deena Jones pose in front of the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
Sequoyah High School student Dakota Denton, left, and Verdigns High School student Emily Danks pose in front of the Capitol on April 2 during a walkout aimed at increasing education funding.
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At Education March, Signs All Around, with a Touch of Wit
by Oklahoma Watch, Oklahoma Watch April 2, 2018
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