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Article: STATE REGENTS SEEK INCREASE IN FUNDING
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- November 6, 2009
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 5 -- Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education issued the following news release:
To continue providing an affordable, high-quality education for Oklahomans, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education voted recently to request $27.5 million in new state appropriations during the upcoming legislative session. The total budget request for FY 2011 is 2.6 percent higher than the current year's appropriation.
The budget request comes at a time when fall enrollments at Oklahoma's public colleges and universities have reached an all-time high of 187,700 students, an increase of 5.8 percent compared to fall 2008.
In the face of increased demand for courses, facilities and ...