Oklahoma governor's executive order outlines education funding priorities

 
BY JULIE BISBEE
Published: June 12, 2010

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.

Henry directed the department to fund school programs as they were funded last year, taking into an account the 7.9 percent budget cuts common education has seen over the past two fiscal years.

State schools Superintende...


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