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Tulsa getting $3.3 million from federal bill
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Synopsis of story: A trillion-dollar spending bill headed to the president's desk Monday includes millions of dollars in projects for Tulsa and other areas in Oklahoma.

This article was published on tulsaworld.com on 12/15/2009.


Jenks wins grant for Chinese language-immersion program
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Synopsis of story: Jenks Public Schools was awarded a $1.5 million federal grant to fund a Chinese language-immersion program that the district is calling the Chinese Initiative.

This article was published on tulsaworld.com on 8/22/2009.



Ballard wants TPS lobbyist contract renewed

Synopsis of story: Tulsa Public Schools is looking to extend its relationship with a congressional lobbying firm for another year.

This article was published on tulsaworld.com on 8/3/2009.


TPS to get grant for AP programs
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Synopsis of story: Tulsa Public Schools will receive nearly $3 million in federal grant funds over the next three years to increase enrollment in Advanced Placement courses of low-income and minority students, officials said Wednesday.

This article was published on tulsaworld.com on 6/18/2009.


Video: Sullivan tours Tulsa schools

Congressman John Sullivan got a look Monday at federal dollars at work in several Tulsa high schools.

This article was published on tulsaworld.com on 4/14/2009.


Vote brings funding to state
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The U.S. Senate gave final approval Tuesday to a huge spending bill that will fund a major portion of the federal government and provide millions of dollars for specific Oklahoma projects.

This article was published on tulsaworld.com on 3/11/2009.


Green Country in line to receive $14 million
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A $400 billion-plus spending bill making its way through Congress includes more than $14 million for projects in Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

This article was published on tulsaworld.com on 2/25/2009.


Money set aside for schools
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An omnibus spending bill nearing approval by Congress includes nearly $1 million earmarked for the Tulsa and Jenks school districts, officials said Tuesday.

This article was published on tulsaworld.com on 2/25/2009.


Stimulus bill would be windfall for schools
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Oklahoma's public schools would receive about $100 million in the next two years if the federal economic stimulus package is approved as written, the Oklahoma Education Association says.

This article was published on tulsaworld.com on 2/1/2009.


Are Oklahoma schools heading into the light?
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Many rank and file politicians now repudiate any form of governmental appropriations for any American at any time. Presidential and congressional candidates display public disdain for federal earmarks and cast aspersions upon any elected official who dares to spend any of our tax dollars on any purported pet projects. It’s just plain un-American.

This article was published on tulsaworld.com on 6/8/2008.


Lobbyist lands more customers
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Three more local school districts and a CareerTech site have joined Tulsa Public Schools in paying a lobbyist to serve as their voice in Washington, D.C.

This article was published on tulsaworld.com on 2/28/2008.


TPS to get funds for police force, programs
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 A $555 billion omnibus spending bill signed this week by President Bush included funds for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and for government agencies to operate through September, but it also included one unlikely local recipient: 

Tulsa Public Schools.            

This article was published on tulsaworld.com on 12/28/2007.


Windfall lands on TPS sites
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Tulsa Public Schools has landed a nearly $12 million federal grant for magnet schools, believed to be one of the largest grants to an Oklahoma public school district ever, officials said Saturday. 

This article was published on tulsaworld.com on 9/23/2007.


Tulsa school board votes to hire lobbyist to find funds for district 
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The school board on Monday hired a lobbyist to help Tulsa Public Schools obtain new federal grants and congressional appropriations.

This article was published on tulsaworld.com on 1/23/2007.


U.S. 169 North: Widening: Owasso ready to pay for growth 
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The City Council agreed Tuesday night to pay a Tulsa consulting firm $126,000 to help secure federal funding for widening a seven-mile stretch of U.S. 169.

This article was published on tulsaworld.com on 7/12/2006.


Heartland Consulting, Inc. secures nation's largest education grant

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This article was published on tulsapeople.com on 4/2008.