Education funding, student transfer changes adopted
By: Jennifer Palmer
Oklahoma Watch
April 5, 2021
Students in a classroom at Santa Fe South High School, a public charter school based inside a converted department store at the former Crossroads Mall in Oklahoma City. (File photo by Whitney Bryen/Oklahoma Watch)
Two education measures newly adopted in Oklahoma mark a win for those who subscribe to the philosophy that public tax dollars should follow students to the school of their choice.
Gov. Kevin Stitt signed into law bills to alter the school funding formula and expand students’ ability to transfer between schools.
Supporters of the funding measure, House Bill 2078, say it will more closely align school funding with enrollment trends. And the transfer measure, Senate Bill 783, allows students to more easily and frequently move to a school that better meets their needs.