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Achievement results presented at the Oklahoma City Public Schools board meeting Monday suggested while district schools are doing better on some fronts, there’s still room for improvement. STATE TESTSCompared to previous state Criterion-Referenced Tests, Oklahoma City students’ reading scores improved in all grades three through eight. The same went for math, through seventh grade, according […]

While debate over charter schools continues nationwide, a recent attorney general’s opinion appears to affirm their place here. Rep. Al McAffrey, D-Oklahoma City, requested the opinion last spring on whether requirement differences between charter and traditional public schools laid out in the state’s 1999 Oklahoma Charter Schools Act constitute breaks with state and federal law. […]

A handful of Oklahoma County voters overwhelmingly approved issuing bonds Tuesday to provide for school improvements beyond MAPS for Kids.   Each of the four propositions, which required a 60 percent majority to pass, were approved, garnering 77 percent or 78 percent favor.   Mayor Mick Cornett said with momentum happening throughout the city, and […]

A conference addressing school bullying aims to tackle taboo topics Thursday at Metro Tech Springlake, providing intervention and prevention tools to:” educators, ” counselors and ” mental health professionals. Statistics suggest a need for this program, according to Randy Tate, chair of the “Stop Hate in the Hallways” event, in a press release. Nationally, he […]

Continuing the momentum of MAPS for Kids was the message at an economic development lunch Wednesday where discussion of Oklahoma City’s upcoming bond issue election formed the main course. Cliff Hudson, chairman of the Oklahoma City Public Schools board, and Superintendent John Q. Porter spoke at the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber-hosted event in downtown’s Beacon […]

During a regular board meeting Monday, MAPS for Kids plans moved forward for an Oklahoma City elementary school awaiting improvements, while district officials voiced concern about changing demographic needs. The district is in the process of reviewing demographics, which will help determine whether further changes are necessary in MAPS for Kids efforts at schools, officials […]

Last month, the good news was that Oklahoma won 50,000 new children’s books in a national contest. The bad news was that Oklahoma won 50,000 new children’s books in a national contest. The gift from First Book ” a national nonprofit group for children’s literacy ” immediately raised dilemmas for the Oklahoma City Metro Literacy […]

With a new school year under way, MAPS for Kids community meetings are picking up at area schools slated for improvements.   Three elementary schools will host the first of their meetings in the next weeks: ” Hillcrest, ” Pierce and ” Edwards.   At the other end of the process, Wilson Elementary, an Arts […]

According to a new No Child Left Behind report, Linwood Elementary students exceeded NCLB’s “annual yearly progress” benchmarks for the fifth year running, at the same time an increased number of state schools were placed on a needs-improvement list. Linwood’s achievement crossed the board, among all students and ELL, male, female, Hispanic and economically disadvantaged […]

Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Sandy Garrett announced today there are 62 state schools on the preliminary 2007 School Improvement List. Schools are placed on the list if the students’ test scores indicate they has not made sufficient adequate yearly progress for two consecutive years and can only be removed from the list if […]