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Approval of SQ 744 would more than change the game in Oklahoma

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Oklahoma Editorial -- Game-changing state questions were put on the Nov. 2 ballot, measures that supporters touted as way to dramatically increase spending for schools and health care.

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TPS using federal funds to hire 23 teachers

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Tulsa Public Schools will use a portion of its funds from the federal jobs bill to help alleviate overcrowding in some sites.

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Kansas school spending should get Oklahoma voters' attention

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Brian Downs -- Before voters make up their minds about State Question 744, which would force lawmakers to spend an additional billion dollars-plus on K-12 education, they should look to their neighbors to the north. In Kansas, the goal of improving education simply by spending more money had devastating results.

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New Jersey Schools Chief Fired After Grant Error

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Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey said Commissioner Bret D. Schundler misled him, but Mr. Schundler says he did nothing wrong.

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Attacks Fly in New Jersey for Losing Out on $400 Million Education Grant

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Gov. Chris Christie blamed a clerical error in Trenton, and then the Obama administration for not getting it fixed, but unions blamed him.

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Drive to Overhaul Low-Performing Schools Delayed

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Negotiations among federal, state and local education officials have led to confusion about financing.

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State could use federal school funding to help close budget gap

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The $1.2 billion was supposed to supplement state funds, saving teachers' jobs. Instead, lawmakers could subtract that amount from the education budget. Education groups are outraged at the possibility.

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Obama Signs Bill Aimed at Saving Teachers' Jobs

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President Barack Obama has signed a long-stalled measure aimed at keeping more than 160,000 teachers on the job. The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday gave final approval to the bill, which provides $10 billion in aid to states and school districts to avert educator layoffs and hire new staff members.

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President Obama signs $26 billion jobs bill to aid state payrolls

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President Obama approved a final spurt of spending Tuesday to shore up the sluggish recovery, signing into law a $26 billion plan to save the jobs of thousands of teachers and other government workers. The measure brings total direct federal spending on the economy to nearly $1.2 trillion since the nation descended into recession in late 2007.

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Feds say state can use education money next year

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Despite a big push by the Obama administration to spend new money now to save teacher jobs, Oklahoma schools legally can carry the funds over until the following school year.

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Obama signs bill that requires Texas to maintain education spending to receive federal funds

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Texas would have to preserve its current education spending levels through 2013 to qualify for more than $830 million in federal aid under a Texas-specific provision signed into law Tuesday by President Barack Obama.

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Obama urges House to pass emergency funding for teachers

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President Obama urged House lawmakers to pass emergency funding for teachers Tuesday, saying the government spending is essential to avoid a new round of layoffs at schools across the country.

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Oklahoma officials prepare to apply for emergency education aid after House approval

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Oklahoma officials will work quickly to apply for emergency school aid that won final approval on Tuesday, with the hope that at least some of it can be spent in the 2011-12 academic year, the state's schools superintendent said.

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Extra school funds may pose dilemma

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Oklahoma schools would be expected to spend $119 million to save teacher jobs this year and not save the money to fill in budget gaps next year when stimulus dollars run out.

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Senate musters the votes for aid to states

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The $26-billion package, which is on track for final approval by both chambers by next week, is expected to save teachers' jobs and sustain medical care for the poor.

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Approval of SQ 744 would more than change the game in Oklahoma

TPS using federal funds to hire 23 teachers

Kansas school spending should get Oklahoma voters' attention

New Jersey Schools Chief Fired After Grant Error

Attacks Fly in New Jersey for Losing Out on $400 Million Education Grant

Drive to Overhaul Low-Performing Schools Delayed

State could use federal school funding to help close budget gap

Obama Signs Bill Aimed at Saving Teachers' Jobs

President Obama signs $26 billion jobs bill to aid state payrolls

Feds say state can use education money next year

Obama signs bill that requires Texas to maintain education spending to receive federal funds

Obama urges House to pass emergency funding for teachers

Oklahoma officials prepare to apply for emergency education aid after House approval

Extra school funds may pose dilemma

Senate musters the votes for aid to states

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