Three prominent programs feel the repercussions from the nearly $39 million cut from the state education activity budget.
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Oklahoma Arts Institute celebrates 40 years of encouraging artistic students
Arts students work with industry professionals and train in their craft at Quartz Mountain Resort as part of Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute.
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Local PTAs help raise funds for school programs
As local schools lose teachers and arts programs due to budget issues, parent-teacher associations strive to raise funds.
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State’s financial crisis puts OKCPS arts education in danger
“This budget crisis is proof that we need to bring everyone together to work on long-term solutions for public schools,” Hime said.
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“We have waited and waited for our government to do something, and that hasn’t happened,” Flores said.
“We have waited and waited for our government to do something, and that hasn’t happened,” Flores said.
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Local nonprofits feel the effects of statewide budget cuts
Budget cuts affect nonprofits that provide mental health, historic preservation, arts, prison ministry and education services.
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Looming shortfall: What action can be taken to close our budget gap?
According to the release, the tax drop would “pump $237 million into the private sector.” In other words, that money will no longer be in the hands of lawmakers to help them fund state agencies.
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Cliff hanger
“He was pilloried by many within his own party who said that taking Cole’s approach amounted to surrendering before the fight had even started. More than a month later … it turns out that Cole was, in the main, right,” wrote The Washington Post‘s Chris Cillizza. “It’s the difference between tactics (a series of one-off […]