Kindergarten teacher Khori Jensen stands in front of her class at Thelma R. Parks Elementary in Oklahoma City on Aug. 13. A Teacher Pipeline Program in Oklahoma City Public Schools could qualify for $80,000 to $90,000 in matching funds from the state under a new Grow Your Own Educator law. (Photo by Nuria Martinez-Keel/Oklahoma Voice)
OKLAHOMA CITY — A new Oklahoma law will open $5 million in state funds for programs supporting aspiring teachers.
Senate Bill 235 took effect this year to offer 50% matching funds for Grow Your Own Educator initiatives, which provide tuition or loan repayment assistance for school district employees pursuing an undergraduate teaching degree…