EducationGOP lawmakers back Stitt on quarantinesFifty House Republican lawmakers have announced their support for resumed in-person instruction in all Oklahoma schools and Gov. Kevin Stitt’s plan to ease quarantine restrictions at schools. GOP lawmakers back Stitt on quarantines Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. EducationHofmeister supports mass quarantine of healthy studentsState Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister is maintaining her support for mass quarantining of Oklahoma students for COVID-19 exposure, even though schools across the state have reported such quarantines have largely proven unwarranted and create significant strain on schools. Hofmeister supports mass quarantine of healthy students Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.
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Even as nearly $100 million from the first round of federal COVID-19 bailout funding remains unspent at Oklahoma schools, hundreds of millions more are on the way.
 Although some school officials have claimed COVID-19 has created new spending needs that exceed available funding, creating financial strain in state (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Nearly $100 million unspent from school COVID funds Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.
Hofmeister told lawmakers that officials believe more than 50 percent of both first- and second-grade students are not on track to read at grade level by the end of this year.
 In the 2018 legislative session, lawmakers passed some of the biggest tax increases in Oklahoma history, saying the additional taxes were needed to bo (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Pay hikes may do little for teacher shortage, student reading Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. Budget & Tax, EducationNearly $100 million unspent from school COVID fundsAlthough some school officials have claimed COVID-19 has created new spending needs that exceed available funding, creating financial strain in state schools, districts have been slow to spend federal bailout money provided specifically for those needs, state senators were told Monday. Nearly $100 million unspent from school COVID funds Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. Budget & Tax, EducationPay hikes may do little for teacher shortage, student readingIn the 2018 legislative session, lawmakers passed some of the biggest tax increases in Oklahoma history, saying the additional taxes were needed to boost teacher pay and increase the number of educators in public schools. Pay hikes may do little for teacher shortage, student reading Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. EducationNearly $200 million allotted for ‘ghost’ students in OklahomaNewly released enrollment figures for Oklahoma schools show districts may receive around $195 million combined for 55,236 “ghost” students who do not attend classes in the district but are nonetheless included in enrollment counts used to determine state funding for each district. Nearly $200 million allotted for ‘ghost’ students in Oklahoma Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. |
   
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