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Oklahoma parents have been anticipating the rollout of the new Parental Choice Tax Credit program, which was supposed to happen Friday. But the Oklahoma Tax Commission says parents will need to wait a little longer.
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When the Parental Choice Tax Credit program was passed this spring, the tax commission estimated it would cost $1 million this fiscal year to set it up. As it turns out, it’s going to cost nearly four times that.
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The Oklahoma House of Representatives unveiled its legislative priorities for education Thursday, and it’s got two main objectives: give public schools a $500 million funding increase and give parents tax credits to send their kids to private schools.
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The election is over and the members of the new legislature have now been sworn in and house and senate leaders have been nominated. Capitol Insider looks at where the 59th Legislature is heading when it convenes in February.
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A school voucher bill narrowly failed late Wednesday night after hours of debate. Senate Bill 1647 would have allocated more than $128 million to private school scholarships and educational services for families.
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A survey commissioned by Oklahoma educators and conducted by a Virginia pollster found that Oklahoma voters are opposed to school voucher measures like one currently being debated in the legislature.
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Foster children will soon be able to receive state funds to attend private school.The change represents the first time that a state school voucher…
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A series of school voucher bills are dead for the session, according to House and Senate leadership.Senate President Pro Tem Brian Bingman, R-Sapulpa,…
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Oklahoma's House Common Education Committee narrowly approved a Republican-backed voucher program on Monday. The Education Savings Account program allows…
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A push to amend the state Constitution to keep a Ten Commandments monument at the State Capitol could also boost efforts to expand school choice vouchers…