This year, legislation has advanced to expand the Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Act by raising the cap on tax credits used to attract private investment in public schools and in private-school scholarships. Opponents argue tax credits reduce available state funding for schools. But those same critics have been largely silent when it comes to…Read More
Since 2010, Oklahoma has offered the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarship Program to children with special needs, such as autism. The program provides state funds that can be used to pay for a private school designed to meet those students’ needs. It’s been highly successful and allowed creation of an autism-centric private school. Senate Bill 981,…Read More
By a slim margin of 5-3, a bill to raise the cap on Oklahoma’s Opportunity Scholarship Fund was voted out of sub-committee this week after contentious debate. House Bill 3537 by Rep. Chad Caldwell (R-Enid) proposes to increase the dollars received by the fund from its current $5 million annual cap to $15 million. The…Read More