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Summer meal initiative to combat food insecurity enters second year

OKLAHOMA CITY (June 12, 2018) – A public awareness campaign to help ensure nutrition for summertime learning is celebrating its second year. Launched in 2017 by the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) and its Office of Child Nutrition, the #Food4ThoughtOK campaign is designed to increase the number of free meals served to Oklahoma kids age 18 and under during the federally funded Summer Food Service Program.

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PreK thru 8 Subject code SY 1819 Update 6.11.18

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9-12 Subject code 6.11.18 SY 1819

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ELEVATE: U.S. Veterans Find New Ways to Serve

$1.2 million grant aims to help ex-military find new careers as teachers

CHOCTAW (June 11, 2018) – Richard Boone spent his career training young airmen on handling emergencies both in the air and on the ground. Now, after 26 years in the Air Force, the retired senior master sergeant calls teaching real-life skills to 13-year-olds his dream job.

Boone found his path from Tinker Air Force Base to nearby Choctaw Middle School through the Troops to Teachers program, a national organization created to place veterans in classrooms.

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Navigating the 21CCLC Grant Application

This document walks grant applicants through the application process and the Grants Management System for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers federal grant for out-of-school time programming.