Monday, July 29, 2019

A bridge too far

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"But even if the general appetite for [virtual charter school] regulation increases, closing Oklahoma’s enrollment loophole by creatin...
Thursday, July 25, 2019

Could school funding reform increase integration, test scores?

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"If you actually want to best serve low-income urban kids," says Matthew Ladner of the Arizona Chamber Foundation, "yes you ...

Former substitute teacher accused of sending nude photos to Wagoner County teens

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KTUL has the story .

Putnam City school district facing lawsuit, accused of not protecting students

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News 9 has the story .
Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Oklahoma taxpayers funding 'ghost students'

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Oklahoma school districts are getting paid for “ghost students,” says the chairman of the Senate Education Committee, “and they will fight,...

Scholarship tax credit accounts for a tiny fraction of Oklahoma’s total tax credits

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Oddly, most of Oklahoma's tax-credit scholarship critics are silent regarding the other 98.8 percent of state tax credits.
Monday, July 22, 2019

Former Oologah special-education teacher accused of having sex with student at school

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You may recall that a teacher in Oologah was arrested last year on allegations of having sex with a student at the boy's house during ...

Even after raises, Oklahoma teacher activist calls for lawmakers’ ouster

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"In the last two legislative sessions, lawmakers have raised taxes and increased K-12 appropriations by a combined $638 million, or ...
Friday, July 19, 2019

With Oklahoma teachers’ input, national union endorses wide range of liberal causes

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"This month attendees at the National Education Association’s Representative Assembly approved a resolution declaring the teachers’ ...
Thursday, July 18, 2019

My assigned district school? Some say no thanks

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School choice is further along in some other places than it is in Oklahoma. For example, the Raleigh News & Observer reports tod...

Top 10 states in education deliver bang for the buck

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Public-school spending in Oklahoma will hit an all-time high this year. Yet only a third of Oklahoma voters say our school system provides a...

Suspended Norman High School assistant principal accused of drugging, raping woman

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KFOR has the story .
Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Coach fired by Broken Arrow school district after allegedly soliciting a minor

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"A Broken Arrow man faces two felony charges related to a Snapchat conversation he had with a 16-year-old girl that resulted in his ter...