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Oklahoma Senate Republicans unveiled their plan to attract and keep teachers, and Senate Bill 364 is getting a lot of attention — it would mandate 12 weeks of paid maternity leave for full-time school employees. Teacher moms around the state shared their stories with StateImpact.

In a Wednesday press conference, Republican Sen. Adam Pugh — who also chairs the Education Committee — unveiled his plan for education reform during the upcoming legislative session.

Coastal and politically progressive states have passed stronger paid sick and family leave policies than many states with larger rural populations.

The new guidance is for birthing and non-birthing parents, including parents who recently adopted a child and parents who used a surrogate.

The first week of Oklahoma's legislative session is complete. StateImpact's Robby Korth reports where education issues stand.

The legislation that House Democrats are working on includes a four-week paid leave program.

The United States is one of a handful of countries, and the only wealthy nation, without a national paid leave policy.

Eight states and Washington, D.C., have paid family leave programs funded through payroll taxes. But a similar bill in blue-state Colorado is being watered down.

A Republican president is helping advance what has long been a Democratic priority as part of a defense bill. Not all Republicans are thrilled about it.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a landmark proposal that would give 2 million workers paid leave upon the birth or adoption of a child, in what worker advocates call a hard-won victory.