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The University of Oklahoma announced today former Secretary of State Colin Powell will speak at the school Sept. 12 presenting “The Challenges Facing America.”   The speech will be at 4 p.m. at Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall  in Catlett Music Center and will be open to OU faculty, staff and students with overflow seating […]

With Oklahoma City children returning to class today, district officials’ message during a regular board meeting Monday night was one of preparation and confidence.   New Superintendent John Q. Porter said a team of 81 people from the district’s central office had been identifying concerns at each school in the last month in an attempt […]

State legislators will be looking at a merit-based pay system for Oklahoma’s teachers as a new method for increasing salaries. House Republican leaders announced their intentions today at press conference. Over the next few months, a study group will be formed to examine models and programs used across the country to financially reward teachers. “The […]

The Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition supports visual artists living in Oklahoma and promotes public interest and understanding of the arts.   Through their unique grants program, OVAC is able to invest $15,000 annually directly to individual Oklahoma artists to help begin or complete projects that can be instrumental in the advancement of their careers.   […]

Oklahoma Higher Education Heritage Society President John Parrish announced the 2007 inductees to the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame.   Parrish also revealed the 2007 ceremony and dinner will be held in the Oklahoma History Center in cooperation with the Oklahoma Historical Society.   “The move to the History Center is appropriate for us since we relocated our […]

The Oklahoma City Public Schools Board of Education approved putting nearly $250 million in bonds before voters this fall during its Monday night meeting. If passed, the effort ” the 2007 Capital Asset Maintenance and Improvement Plan ” would not raise taxes, according to district officials. The bonds would go toward preserving and enhancing work […]

Tutoring programs for Oklahoma City children will benefit through this month’s teaming up of a wireless provider and former University of Oklahoma football coach Barry Switzer. Through the end of August, Alltel Wireless will donate $100 to the Oklahoma City Public Schools Foundation fund for each OKC resident who:” switches to the provider, ” renews […]

Today, the former Frederick Douglass High School building is overgrown with wildflowers, weeds and scrubby trees. A jumble of broken concrete marks the front entrance. But, having served as the segregated high school for the city’s black students from 1934 to 1955, the site was a “hub” of education and culture for the black community, […]

Within hours of the National Collegiate Athletic Association teleconference regarding the University of Oklahoma football teams’ penalties, OU President David L. Boren and football coach Bob Stoops released a statement indicating OU would appeal part of the decision.   The NCAA announced earlier in the day the OU football team would vacate eight wins during […]

The National Collegiate Athletic Association announced during an afternoon teleconference that it found the University of Oklahoma football team guilty of both charges related to the Rhett Bomar-J.D. Quinn case.   The first charge was that three student athletes, two of whom were scholarship recipients (Bomar and Quinn), received payment for work not performed at […]