Voters Approve Tulsa Public Schools Bond Issue
Voters Approve Tulsa Public Schools Technology Bond Issue
By ANDREA EGER World Staff Writer
Voters in the Tulsa Public Schools district approved a $38 million bond issue Tuesday that will provide every teacher with modern instructional technology and students with up-to-date computers.
Teachers and principals led the charge for a technology-specific proposal because most Tulsa schools lack the technology already available in nearly every suburban school.
Educators worked with informational technology experts and the TPS Citizens Bond Development Committee to craft the “Smart and Secure Schools” bond, which voters were passing 8,960 to 4,332 with 141 of 149 precincts reporting by 8:30 p.m.
“On behalf of the 40,000 kids who are going to school tomorrow, I want to say ‘thank you,’” said Superintendent Keith Ballard at an election results watch party at the Tulsa Press Club.