OEA kicks off initiative petition drive
July 31st, 2008 by christie breedlove
by: The Associated Press
7/31/2008
SAND SPRINGS — Teachers and parents are kicking off a petition drive to increase funding for public education in Oklahoma by $850 million.The HOPE, or Helping Oklahoma Public Education, campaign aims to amend the state constitution and require the Legislature to fund public education that’s at least equal to the average per-pupil spending amount in neighboring states.
The campaign is backed by the Oklahoma Education Association, among other groups, and wants to collect 200,000 signatures by the first week of November.
That goal is well above the 138,970 needed to place the question on the ballot.
Source: Tulsa World
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