The offices for the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are pictured in Oklahoma City on June 25, 2025. (Photo by Emma Murphy/Oklahoma Voice)
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma higher education leaders said Wednesday that they are concerned lawmakers might not have allocated enough funding to meet demand when children of public school teachers become eligible to participate in the expansion of a state-funded scholarship program.
Officials said applications are expected to open later this month, but the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education were allocated $700,000 to fund the expansion of Oklahoma’s Promise, which could cover costs for 15 students, said Colbi Beam, assistant vice chancellor of state grants and scholarships…