OKLAHOMA CITY — A new literacy law and rising insurance costs drove a request for $123.3 million in additional funding for the Oklahoma State Department of Education.
The agency is asking the Oklahoma Legislature for a total of $4.4 billion in the 2028 fiscal year, a 2.88% increase, but the budget proposal could change.
The Education Department’s current leader, state Superintendent Lindel Fields, did not seek reelection. His elected successor, either Robert Franklin or Jennettie Marshall, will take office in January and could bring different budget priorities…