Editor's Notebook

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt is actively pushing to expand school choice by removing the $250 million spending cap on the Parental Choice Tax Credit program, aiming to provide more state funds for families using tax credits to attend private schools.

It’s a move facing push back from those concerned about draining public school resources and favoring wealthier families.

Stitt is doing his dead-level best to impersonate Ryan Walters in their constant battle with public education in our state.

Stitt’s cockamamie notion to take money set aside for public education in Oklahoma and put it into the pockets of parents sending their kids to private schools is a real head scratcher.

It’s every person’s right any where to send their students to a private school.

No problem here at all.

But its called a private school because the parents are paying the tuition for their children to attend.

It’s not the responsibility of the taxpayers of Oklahoma to foot the bill.

Walters did his best to shred public education in Oklahoma and now his crony Stitt is following suit.

Come on, Governor, come up with another plan to line the pockets of those wealthy enough to utilize private schools.

That’s their decision and their responsibility to pay for.

Not John Q. Citizens in Oklahoma.

Those choosing private schools are already getting $250 million in state funding.

He wants the legislature to lift the $250 million cap on the Parental Choice Tax Credit program.

The fear is the credits divert crucial funds from already cash-strapped public schools, impacting all students.

Just ask any public school superintendent and see what they say.

Many legislators question the fiscal responsibility of removing a spending limit on an uncapped expense, some arguing the program disproportionately helps wealthier families who don’t need the subsidy in the first place.