Senate Education Committee advances a package of K–12 bills, including teacher-training, opt-out pay and benchmark reporting The Oklahoma Senate Education Committee on Feb. 11 passed a slate of bills affecting teacher training, adjunct limits, teacher benefits, literacy and math programs, and benchmark-data transparency. Several measures passed with strong bipartisan support; two bills were added to other business for later consideration.

The Oklahoma Senate Education Committee just passed a groundbreaking set of bills to enhance teacher training, improve classroom transparency, and support student literacy and math skills.

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Anoka‑Hennepin outlines Phase 3 budget options including cuts to coaching and central services Superintendent Corey McIntyre and Chief Financial Officer Michelle Vargas presented Phase 3 options to close an $8 million general‑fund gap, including sunsetting some ESSER/strategic investments, reorganizing k‑12 coaching and interventions, multilingual staffing reductions and central‑office savings (including ending a leased mall site). The board

Anoka-Hennepin faces an $8 million budget shortfall, prompting tough decisions on coaching cuts and staffing reductions that could impact student support.

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