SUMMARY MEMORANDUM June 16, 2008 This document is a summary of a Memorandum distributed to the Board Members of the Tulsa Public Schools on June 2, 2008.

By Andrea Eger, Tulsa World, Okla. Dec. 17--A Tulsa school board member who for years has called the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act unconstitutional is proposing a lawsuit against the Oklahoma State Department of Education to settle his concerns once and for all.

By Andrea Eger, Tulsa World, Okla. Jan. 9--The Tulsa school board renewed its moratorium on new charter schools by a narrow margin Monday.

By Andrea Eger, Tulsa World, Okla. Jan. 8--A moratorium on new charter schools in Tulsa Public Schools could be expanded Monday to restrict growth at the three charter schools the district already sponsors.

By Angel Riggs, Tulsa World, Okla. Aug. 27--OKLAHOMA CITY -- A controversial plan for raising the amount of money spent on classroom expenses resurfaced last week after an education organization filed a protest challenging the measure.