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During extreme heat, Oklahomans without homes are most vulnerable
As temperatures continue to climb across the state, impacting those who need to get outside, the heat is hitting those without a home especially hard. Those Oklahomans experiencing homelessness are the most vulnerable as dangerous heat continues for the next several days. While summer is only beginning, the Oklahoma City Homeless Alliance has a plan to help those who are at risk.
Oklahoma Veterans Commission considering closing 126 beds, but no veterans would be turned away
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Veterans Commission is considering removing 126 beds across three veterans homes from its inventory. If approved, the beds would no longer be available in the Claremore, Ardmore and Sulphur facilities. In a proposal during the June 10 meeting, commissioners were asked to consider decertifying those beds to “bring supply into […] The post Oklahoma Veterans Commission considering closing 126 beds, but no veterans would be turned away appeared first on Oklahoma Voice.
Oklahoma Educators Hall of Fame inducts 3 more people, but still has no home for portraits
The current chair of the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board, the superintendent of Lawton Public Schools and a former vice chair of the Comanche Nation are in the 2024 class for the Oklahoma Educators Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony for Robert Franklin, Kevin Hime and Cornel Pewewardy will be Nov. 1 at Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club in Nichols Hills. ...
Former OSDE staff say Walters, not them, to blame for missed federal grant funds
OSDE leaders blamed former staff for the department’s failure to secure $1.4 million in federal grant funding for school security, but those former staff say OSDE leadership refused to give them the necessary resources to secure the funds at all.
Cosplay, comics and civics: Nerding the Vote helps Soonercon goers register to vote
This November, thousands of Oklahomans are expected to return to the polls to choose those they want serving in the state and federal government. The ballot includes everyone from state representative to president of the United States. And though most voters agree the 2024 election could have a profound impact...
Brandon Tatum, Stitt's chief of staff, picked to lead the Regional University System of Oklahoma
Brandon Tatum, the chief of staff for Gov. Kevin Stitt, will serve as the next executive director of the Regional University System of Oklahoma, RUSO regents announced Monday. RUSO, as it’s commonly known, oversees six public universities — Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva, Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, East Central University in Ada and the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. Combined, they have more than 40,000 students, making RUSO the largest four-year university system in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma joins states with ‘release time’ laws letting kids leave school for religious lessons
Children in American public schools traditionally learned the three R’s: reading, writing and arithmetic. Today, students in more than half of the U.S. states can study a fourth R: religion. Oklahoma is the most recent state to allow school boards to implement “release time”: off-site classes with religious or moral instruction that K-12 students can […] The post Oklahoma joins states with ‘release time’ laws letting kids leave school for religious lessons appeared first on Oklahoma Voice.
Free Business Class Available To Oklahoma Veterans Aspiring To Be Entrepreneurs
The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs is helping veterans bring their business ideas to life through its OK Vet Works program. OK Vet Works is a program that provides veterans and their spouses free business advice. The program includes a class called ‘Boots To Suits,’ which teaches veterans how to...
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