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One small southeastern Oklahoma school district is annexed into another — voluntarily
The annexation of one small southeastern Oklahoma school district into another was unusual in that it was both voluntary and ...
How will every Oklahoma school district fund free lunches? Walters says they must make it a priority
Every student in Oklahoma will be eating free lunch during the upcoming school year, according to a new directive sent out ...
Oklahoma legislators react to OSDE's school meal funding mandate with cautious optimism
Oklahoma legislators have responded to the new OSDE mandate funding for student meals.During the 2025-2026 school year, ...
OSDE mandates every Oklahoma school district to fully fund student meals
The Oklahoma State Department of Education will mandate that every school district in the state fully fund student meals ...
Walters slammed for unfunded school lunch mandate critics say he has no authority to enforce
State Superintendent Ryan Walters is facing backlash for what critics call an unenforceable political stunt—demanding school districts provide every student free lunch without giving them a single ...
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Walters announces policy requiring Oklahoma districts to pay for all students' school meals
State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced a mandate Monday for districts to immediately submit new budgets to pay for all ...
Walters announces free school meals statewide; here’s what’s changing
State Superintendent Ryan Walters has announced a statewide initiative that would require every Oklahoma school district to ...
Program putting much-needed counselors in rural Oklahoma schools devastated by Trump cuts
The cut grants poured federal dollars into schools to address rising concerns about a student mental health crisis.
Oklahoma City Public Schools budget will top $400 million. Here are the biggest costs
The Oklahoma City Public Schools Board of Education has approved a budget of nearly $402 million for the upcoming school year ...