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TPS says state aid cut more than 2.9%

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Superintendent Keith Ballard and Chief Financial Officer Trish Williams told the Tulsa World on Tuesday that TPS stands to lose $12 million in state aid during the fiscal year beginning July 1 — which equates to an almost 9 percent reduction.

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Oklahoma governor's executive order outlines education funding priorities

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In an executive order issued Friday afternoon, Gov. Brad Henry directed the state Education Department to allocate money to the same programs it funded last year — just less money.

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Order protects early childhood ed

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Educare and other education programs will be protected from possible elimination by an executive order issued Friday by Gov. Brad Henry.

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Oklahoma law sets criteria for educators' performance ratings

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Teachers and principals across Oklahoma will soon have to make the grade on a new five-point rating system or risk losing their jobs.

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School cuts force drastic measures

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The culprit in most of the closures and consolidations? A lack of students, which translates to less public funding. Small schools already struggling to maintain instructional standards were pushed over the virtual precipice by state funding cuts.

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Gov. Brad Henry signs teacher evaluation bill into law

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An education reform bill that among other things ties teacher evaluations to student performance and is the backbone of Oklahoma's application for $175 million in federal funds is now law.

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Schools must make room for the youngest learners

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Oklahoman Editorial -- Early childhood programs are a solid investment in helping children get off to a better academic start. While Oklahoma is a national leader in this area, the high number of ill-prepared children in the early elementary grades — who often go on to be ill-prepared in middle and high schools — is proof that much work remains.

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Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry’s budget recommendations would prevent some education cuts

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Garrett said finding a new source of revenue — such as Gov. Brad Henry’s recommended suspension of tax credits or exemptions and increased taxation of Internet sales — could be the missing pieces that prevent education advancements from being set back decades.

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Turnover: Future leaders must see reform through

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Oklahoman Editorial -- The need to improve public education is a bipartisan concern. And whether Oklahoma wins money or not, the commitment to the reforms under discussion — such as better teacher and principal preparation and evaluations, performance pay and expanding charter schools — must be strong even when those championing it in the Race to the Top competition have moved on.

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Oklahoma students will study the effects of April 19

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A bill signed into law two weeks before the 15th anniversary of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building stresses the need to educate Oklahoma public school students about the Oklahoma City attack.

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Oklahoma not a finalist for funding

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After an eight month marathon of grant writing, Oklahoma was eliminated from the first round of the Race to the Top federal grant Thursday.

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Don’t count state out in reform competition

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Oklahoman Editorial -- "Oklahoma lost out on its first shot at millions of dollars in federal Race to the Top money to improve the state’s public schools. That’s no reason to panic. State officials now know much more about what it will take to impress federal education officials and tweak Oklahoma’s application before a second round of competition this summer."

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Gov. Brad Henry OKs bills to put budget deal into action

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Gov. Brad Henry quietly signed bills Friday that complete a budget agreement that takes care of a nearly $300 million projected deficit at the end of this fiscal year.

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Ready for phase 2: Back to the drawing board

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Oklahoma was not among the states chosen as finalists for the first phase of a competition for $4 billion in federal Race to the Top grants, but state leaders vowed to push ahead with a second-phase application.

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