The John W. Rex Charter Elementary School is the final school that will be built through MAPS for Kids. It is a partnership between Oklahoma City Public Schools and OKC Quality Schools Inc., a nonprofit group headed by former mayor Kirk Humphreys. Oklahoma City Public Schools will apply for the school’s charter to the University […]
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Free-range education
Credit: Brad Gregg Beginning this fall, students kindergarten through 12th grade will have the opportunity to take a class or two online, or never enter a school building at all. Sheli McAdoo, out-going executive director of the district’s secondary education and reform, said she is optimistic about the future of the new program. “We’ll use […]
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Getting schooled
Justin Harlan Established in 1990 as a member of AmeriCorps, the organization places teachers, who commit to two years of service, in low-income areas. Now it has more than 9,300 corps members teaching more than 600,000 students nationwide. Henson Adams, who just finished his first year with the program, said he believes it has made […]
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Assisting in the education crisis
As a Parent-Teacher Association mom, I watched for too many years as several of my daughters’ teachers struggled with unruly children in the classroom. This was astonishing that almost half of their teaching time was spent disciplining. My daughters’ education should not have to suffer due to the lack of other parents’ failure at home. […]