Oklahoma City Public Schools found a creative way to deal with recent budget cuts.
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Commentary: In support of KIPP charter school expansion
KIPP OKC has enrolled students regardless of their prior academic record, conduct or socioeconomic background.
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Local PTAs help raise funds for school programs
As local schools lose teachers and arts programs due to budget issues, parent-teacher associations strive to raise funds.
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KIPP leaders reveal charter proposal for Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary, Douglass High School
“Our kids need us,” McDaniel said. “We owe it to our kids to give them a quality education.”
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State’s financial crisis puts OKCPS arts education in danger
“This budget crisis is proof that we need to bring everyone together to work on long-term solutions for public schools,” Hime said.
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KIPP presents charter expansion plan
KIPP hopes to establish a world-class elementary school in northeast Oklahoma City.
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Local charter schools offer partnership with OKCPS
OKCPS considers partnering with charter schools to improve public education and asks community for feedback.
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“I consider this to be the end of the educational river,” he recently told Oklahoma Gazette. “This is the sum total of where we don’t want the kids to end up.”
“I consider this to be the end of the educational river,” he recently told Oklahoma Gazette. “This is the sum total of where we don’t want the kids to end up.”
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Literacy program offers OKC schools thousands of age-appropriate e-books
“That achievement gap starts to close and they get confidence in reading,” Barnes said. “That moves them forward in becoming stronger readers.”
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OKCPS school board candidates address discipline, budget cuts
Both candidates expressed concerns about growing class sizes and the statewide teacher shortage.