Rick Cobb makes the move from formerly anonymous state education blogger to Mid-Del superintendent.
Janet Barresi
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Hofmeister works toward change
State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister focuses on students and completes her cabinet after a few months on the job.
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Chicken-Fried News: Barresi bandit
Former Superintendent of Public Instruction Janet Barresi went on a hiring spree before she left office.
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Chicken-Fried News: Education vacation
Oklahoma ranks third-worst state in the country when it comes to education.
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Political roundup: Politics of Ebola, Barresi v. Obama for governor
Politicians take different tones on the spreading Ebola panic and candidates for governor try to link their opponents with unpopular figures.
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Letters to the Editor: July 22, 2014
How to shrink the tumor There is a notable phrase in your article on the cartels story (News, “Cartel Crossroads,” Ben Felder, July 16, Oklahoma Gazette): “… you set yourself up for failure anytime there is a war because that means somebody’s got to lose,” a seemingly direct admission that the drug cartels aren’t going […]
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Oklahoma’s June 24 primary vote is especially important for the state superintendent of public instruction.
Oklahoma’s June 24 primary vote is especially important for the state superintendent of public instruction.
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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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Exhausted exams
Repeated server outages from online testing vendor CTB/McGraw-Hill resulted in disruptions of exams administered April 29-30. High school students had been taking high-stakes, taking end-of-instruction (EOI) exams required to earn a high school diploma. Tests taken by the middle schoolers are factored into the state Department of Education’s A-F grading of schools. In the wake […]
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D-graded
Credit: Brad Gregg A. Yes B. No C. Spaghetti If you answered B, congratulations. You scored better than state Superintendent Janet Barresi. According to the Tulsa World, Barresi told the Republican Women’s Club of Tulsa County on Feb. 12 that University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University research scientists who authored the aforementioned report had […]