Education funding discussed by both sides of the measure, which will be decided by voters in November.
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BY JULIE BISBEE
Published: August 31, 2010
Packed into a sweltering outdoor patio Monday at an Oklahoma City restaurant, nearly 50 people quizzed advocates on both sides of a ballot measure aimed at getting more money to the state's public education system.
In a forum sponsored by public radio station KOSU-FM 91.7, proponents and opponents of State Question 744 debated the constitutional amendment that will be on the ballot in November.
The question would add a new provision to the Oklahoma Constitution that requires the state to spend no less than the average amount spent, per student, per year, in surrounding states.
If the amount spent by surrounding states decreases, Oklahoma would not be allowed to spend less than what it spent the previous year... FULL ARTICLE
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Tue, August 31, 2010
by Crystal Drwenski