OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The state agency that oversees thousands of acres of state-owned lands is distributing record-level appropriations to public schools in Oklahoma.
The governor's office confirmed to The Associated Press on Monday that the total amount distributed to public schools in Oklahoma has reached about $112.8 million from July 1 to April 30. The amount distributed during the same time last year was $73 million.
Governor's office spokesman Alex Weintz says the latest figures from the Commissioners of the Land Office are "great news."
Weintz says the amount distributed to common education increased from $53 million last year to nearly $85 million during the same time this year.
The Land Office distributes money to common education, as well as to four state colleges and universities that were established at statehood.
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