The Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) board of education voted March 4 to adopt a plan that will shut down 15 schools and reconfigure 17 others. Education officials say the plan will provide equity, increase efficiency and better serve all students across the district. Now, all hands are on deck working to make important changes […]
Carrie Coppernoll Jacobs
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Schools out
Oklahoma City Public Schools superintendent Sean McDaniel announced last week three possible paths to realign facilities and resources with the district’s needs. The announcement is part of Pathway to Greatness, an OKCPS project that has been in the works for more than a year. “The theme, the story that we want to tell, is a […]
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Oklahoma divided
Results from Oklahoma’s Nov. 6 elections caused emotions to stir across a state that ushered in new governor Kevin Stitt and turned representation in Oklahoma’s 5th congressional district over to a Democrat for the first time in 43 years. Political scientists said election outcomes are indicative of changes that reach far beyond individual mind shifts. […]
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Parents and civic leaders clash with former Mayor Kirk Humphreys over his future at John Rex Charter Elementary School
Parents and civic leaders clash with former Mayor Kirk Humphreys over his future at John Rex Charter Elementary School
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Northeast Task Force looks at new ways to improve performance in Oklahoma City Public Schools
The task force concept was first introduced at a district board meeting in July.
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Two former educators run for school board
Two candidates vie for a vacant school board seat in annual election Feb. 9.