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'Inexcusable Behavior': State Superintendent Responds To Controversial Political Comments By Ardmore Teacher
State Superintendent Ryan Walters is attracting national attention on social media for promising to revoke an Ardmore teacher's license after the teacher made public comments seemingly in support of the attempted assassination on Former President Donald Trump. Walters says he will not allow anyone in the Oklahoma education system to...
Many Oklahoma districts begin providing free back-to-school supplies for students
EL RENO, Okla. — Oklahoma students are about one month away from returning to classrooms, and that means many families are taking their annual back-to-school shopping trips. For just one household, back-to-school shopping can cost more than $870 for supplies and clothes, according to a study by the National Retail Federation. School districts across the state are pitching in to help with those costs, including those in the Oklahoma City area.
2024 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year known to 'take people under her wing'
An Ada High School teacher known as a mentor to her colleagues and students has been crowned the 2024 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year. Rachel Keith was announced the winner of the prestigious award on Monday night among a group of 10 finalists. Keith has taught for 19 years, including...
Drummond scolds board for not voiding contract with ‘unconstitutional’ Catholic charter school
In a letter to the board, Drummond said he found it unacceptable that the board (and the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board before it) had held two meetings and both times had failed to rescind the contract despite an order from the Oklahoma State Supreme Court to do so.
Oklahoma officials make education look like the ‘Twilight Zone,’ and no one wants to see the twist
Every time it seems like our public school policies can’t get any more bizarre, our education officials manage to up the ante. In the past month alone, they’ve announced that: Bibles must be used in public school classrooms. Not as a dust collector or doorstop but as a historical text. Rather than relying on traditional […] The post Oklahoma officials make education look like the ‘Twilight Zone,’ and no one wants to see the twist appeared first on Oklahoma Voice.
Superintendent Walters is following a well-worn path forged by the U.S. Supreme Court | Opinion
I was surprised by the gasping media coverage of Oklahoma schools Superintendent Ryan Walters’ memo regarding teaching the Bible in public schools. Superintendent Walters is simply following in the footsteps of many elected officials from the left and right who promoted the same thing using very similar language. In...
'Third time's the charm:' Senate approves Stitt's newest nominee for seat on OSU/A&M board
Without dissent, the Oklahoma Senate on Monday approved the appointment of the widow of a former member of the OSU/A&M Board of Regents to a seat on that board, ending a weeks-long political drama between the Senate and Gov. Kevin Stitt. Jennifer Henderson Callahan was Stitt’s third appointee for an...
Oklahoma AG continues push to dissolve religious charter school contract with latest motion
Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed a motion Monday opposing St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School's request for the Oklahoma Supreme Court to stay an order to rescind a state board's contract with the school. Drummond submitted his response to the St. Isidore request a week ahead of the deadline...
Wilkes Family Endows Smalley Scholarship at SWOSU
Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) has announced a major charitable gift from longtime benefactors and SWOSU alumni Mike and Judy (Smalley) Wilkes of Oklahoma City. The generous gift will allow for the full endowment of the Bud & Wanda Smalley Memorial Scholarship Fund which was established in 2017 to provide...
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