Oklahoma Asks Trump for Sweeping Flexibility in How It Spends School Funding

Oklahoma Asks Trump for Sweeping Flexibility in How It Spends School Funding

The request is one of several already made or in the works that will test the flexibility of the Trump administration.

Oklahoma leaders ask Trump administration to cut federal strings on education funds

Oklahoma leaders ask Trump administration to cut federal strings on education funds Nuria Martinez… Thu, 03/27/2025 - 00:58 Body OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma state leaders have urged President Donald Trump’s administration to bypass typical funding methods at the U.S. Department of Education and place federal dollars for schools directly in the state’s hands.Republican leaders of the Oklahoma House and Senate endorsed state Superintendent Ryan Walt…

Walters, GOP leaders propose Oklahoma — not DOE — decides how to spend federal education grants

State Superintendent Ryan Walters wants the recently imperiled U.S. Department of Education to shift to a different funding mechanism for certain federal funds for Oklahoma students.