Okla. Schools Struggle With Budgets Amid New Cuts
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma school districts are struggling to absorb a 10 percent cut in state revenue and still meet payroll expenses and pay for services for which they have signed contracts.
The state announced the revenue cut last week, which follows an earlier 5 percent cut. State revenue collections are down more than 25 percent from a year ago.
Some school districts have reserve funds they can tap, but others may have...
This article is available to registered guests only.
To keep reading this article and more, register now or subscribe
for the best site-wide access.
Already have an account? Please login.
Subscribe to Education Week and Save
Get a full year and save up to 45%!
Most Popular Stories
Viewed
Emailed
Recommended
Commented
- Superintendent
- Pinellas County Schools, Pinellas County, FL
- Principal
- Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, Los Angeles, CA
- Elementary School Teacher
- Success Academy Charter Schools, New York, NY
- 2 Positions -Associate Superintendent and Chief Academic Officer, and Director of Human of Resources
- Washington County Public Schools, Hagerstown, MD
- K-8 Principal
- EdVantages/Performance Academies, Detroit, MI
