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Tulsa Public Schools will close or consolidate 17 schools in 2027-28
The school board approved the sweeping changes after the Oklahoma district lost about a fifth of its student population in the last decade.
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Tulsa school closures: Board members weigh tough choices ahead of vote
Policy & legislation
Oklahoma Charter Board Rejects Bid for Jewish School a Second Time
Oklahoma officials on Monday turned down an application for a Jewish charter school in spite of a recent federal court decision that paved the way for the school to open in the fall of 2027. The Oklahoma Statewide...
Technology & AI
Oklahoma schools embrace AI while setting limits for students
Technology & AI
How Oklahoma schools are both embracing and reining in AI in classrooms
Technology & AI
"Building the Airplane While It's Flying": Oklahoma Schools Set Guardrails for AI in the Classroom
Infrastructure
Weekly rewind: Meeting brings objections to proposed Tulsa school closures
Infrastructure
Oklahoma School Closures Part of Statewide Picture of Enrollment Decline
OKLAHOMA CITY, Amid the largest single-year decline in decades for Oklahoma public school enrollment, the state’s largest district announced the potential closure of 17 schools as it grapples with a long-term trend of...
Policy & legislation
Evicted Students Miss Class and Fall Behind. Tulsa Schools Want to Change That
This article was published with The 19th, a nonprofit newsroom covering gender, politics, policy and power. Tulsa, Oklahoma With her long, wavy hair pulled back in a ponytail, the young mom sat alone outside courtroom 6...
Policy & legislation
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Oklahoma HB 1775 But Narrows Its Meaning
OKLAHOMA CITY, A federal appeals court has upheld and limited the interpretation of a controversial Oklahoma law impacting public school teaching on race and gender. In a split decision Wednesday, the Tenth Circuit...
Leadership
Veteran Educator Robert Franklin Wins GOP Runoff for Oklahoma Ed Chief
Robert Franklin, a retired Oklahoma educator, was enjoying life as a grandfather and giving lectures on the politics of education when he decided to become a candidate himself.  Now he’s likely to be the next state...
Teaching & learning
Oklahoma Students Head Back to School With Focus on Literacy
OKLAHOMA CITY, Hundreds of thousands of Oklahoma children returned to school this week for their first academic year under strict new literacy laws. It will be their final school year before reading scores carry even...
Policy & legislation
Oklahoma Jewish Charter Case Heads to Court as Debate Spreads to Other States
The founders of a proposed Jewish charter school in Oklahoma will appear in federal court Wednesday to argue that the school should be able to open even though the state charter board turned down its application. The...
Teaching & learning
Oklahoma Data Shows Lack of Fully Trained Teachers Entering the Classroom
OKLAHOMA CITY, State leaders say they’re still pursuing solutions to reverse a yearslong decline in traditionally trained teachers entering the classroom, all while emergency certified educators continue to fill...
Technology & AI
A $40,000-per-year AI school with no teachers is opening in Oklahoma this August
An AI-powered, billionaire-backed chain of private schools intends to educate students with two hours of virtual learning a day and entrepreneurship workshops. The post A $40,000-per-year AI school with no teachers is...
Policy & legislation
Splitting Up Special Ed and Civil Rights Will Dilute Services, Experts Say
As a special education advocate in Oklahoma, Lucia Frohling handles about 40 cases per year in which schools reduce class time for students with disabilities, often for behavior issues or serious medical conditions. ...
Teaching & learning
Mississippi Governor Says Oklahoma Can Achieve His State’s Reading ‘Miracle’
OKLAHOMA CITY, Touting his state’s soaring literacy scores, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves urged Oklahoma leaders to commit to tough reading policies. This year, Oklahoma enacted similar literacy laws as Mississippi...
Policy & legislation
Tulsa Charter Network Begins to Bounce Back From Pandemic Decline
In the first years after Tulsa Honor Academy opened in 2015, founder Elsie Urueta Pollock visited almost every student’s home herself, promising parents that she would help their children be successful. Like them, she’s...
Teaching & learning
Aquatic Robots, Drones and Power Tools: STEM Spans All Grades in Oklahoma School
Tulsa, Oklahoma, STEM teacher Jacqueline Lanning had long had her eye on the Dove Schools. The public charter network incorporated science, technology, engineering and math in every grade, and its students received a...
Teaching & learning
Opinion: How the ‘Southern Surge’ Passed Oklahoma By
In poorer states like Oklahoma, we’ve often heard a sardonic refrain whenever the conversation turns to bad news about health or education: “Thank God for Mississippi.” I grew up hearing that line. However bad things...
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