OKLAHOMA CITY â Two education measures finalized in March mark a win for those who subscribe to the philosophy that public tax dollars should follow students to the school of their choice.Â
Gov. Kevin Stitt on March 31 signed into law bills to alter the school funding formula and expand studentsâ ability to transfer between schools.Â
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.
Those against the initiatives say they will destabilize enrollment and school budgets.Â
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.
New Technology Can Be Used to Report School Threats
Students, teachers and staff can now report threats in Oklahoma schools via text message. Through a partnership between the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) and the Oklahoma School Security Institute (OSSI), a division of the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (ODEMHS), this state-of-the-art technology will enhance statewide school safety and security to an already existing telephone tip line.
“Students need to feel safe and comfortable for meaningful learning to occur,” said State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister. “We must do everything in our power to ensure student safety, and we are grateful for this partnership that allows for us to expand the tip line.”