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Published: July 1, 2009
Oklahoma school credit program pitched for special needs students
JULIE BISBEE, Capitol Bureau
Oklahoma children with special needs would benefit from a plan that would allow them to get scholarships to attend private schools from corporations that would get a tax credit for donating, advocates of the idea said Tuesday.

In a study released by the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice and the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs , low-income children would benefit from a private scholarship program that ...

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