State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister said one will put the education of some children in jeopardy.
Hofmeister was noticeably absent as the governor signed both bills into law.
“We re truly transforming the way we will educate kids in Oklahoma,” said Gov. Kevin Stitt.
“Instead of having the government tell you where your kid goes to school, have the parent choose where your kid goes to school,” said Oklahoma Representative Kyle Hilbert.
Hilbert co-authored House Bill 2078. He said the state s current funding formula was in desperate need of an overhaul.
“Our school funding formula funds schools based on a three-year high. So, if a student transfers from school A, to B, to school C from one year to the next, even though school C is the one educating the student, all three schools are receiving the funding for that student,” said Hilbert.
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Twenty-five more virus-related deaths and 413 new coronavirus cases were reported in the state since Wednesday, according to daily numbers released by the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
Twenty-five more virus-related deaths and 413 new coronavirus cases were reported in the state since Wednesday, according to daily numbers released by the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
A total of 438,777 Oklahomans have tested positive for COVID-19 and the provisional death count of virus-related deaths is at 7,898, the state health department said on Thursday.
The seven-day rolling average for new cases reported was 325
, the state health department said.
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday signed a controversial school funding bill. House Bill 2078 changes the way state funding is calculated for school districts.
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