John Rex Middle School has no loud alarm that rings letting students know that it’s lunchtime and no locker doors slamming shut and echoing throughout the hallways. The 75 sixth-graders who belong to the new middle school do their learning in the spacious and modern interior of the lower-level Crystal Bridge Conservatory at Myriad Botanical […]
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First charter school proposed for Native American students and non-Natives in Oklahoma City
First charter school proposed for Native American students and non-Natives in Oklahoma City.
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Northeast Academy leaders push for charter status
School leaders want to focus on STEM education, community service, work experience and restoring academic excellence.
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Over the past two years, Glover was able to catch up academically and is on track to graduate this spring, a feat most students facing similar challenges don’t accomplish.
Over the past two years, Glover was able to catch up academically and is on track to graduate this spring, a feat most students facing similar challenges don’t accomplish.
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School’s out, and over
“They were second from the bottom in terms of academic performance,” said state Superintendent of Public Instruction Janet Barresi. “If I had a student there, I would be thrilled to have my child out of that school. This should not be a surprise to them. There were several parents who expressed concern.” Located at 537 […]
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Time out
Misty Kimbrough was the subject of the state Department of Education-sanctioned audit, released Jan. 4. The report alleged that Kimbrough, whom the department let go in June, falsified travel expenses and was reimbursed for charges she did not incur. The audit revealed that she was reimbursed for a hotel stay and travel expenses in Oklahoma […]
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‘Education as a common good’
The danger in any kind of reform is that change is not an end in itself; it must actually lead somewhere. Therefore, before Oklahomans embark on serious reform of how we educate our children, we need to have an idea of what we want the end product to look like. In order to do that, […]