Angela Monson Credit: Shannon Cornman Incumbent board chairwoman Angela Monson, an employee of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and a former state senator, faces challenger Lynne Hardin. First elected four years ago, Monson said she chose to run the first time because, in part, she saw bright children, including her own daughter, “not […]
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Who our schoolchildren need
Since most of us in Oklahoma City are no doubt disgusted with the generally dismal performance of our school district, our inclination may be to conclude that our votes make little difference. Hopefully, however, they might make a difference for thousands of young people grossly underserved with the education provided to them by the district. […]
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School struggles
Instead, a credit check exposed the high number of underperforming students. OKCPS Superintendent Karl Springer and board president Angela Monson noted on Nov. 29, 2012, that the last audit of Douglass had been in 2009. The remarks came as they declined to blame the crisis on Brian Staples, the former Douglass principal who had resigned […]
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Hey, Legislature, nothing’s happening here!
In 1971, the Legislature enacted laws authorizing public school district employees to collectively bargain. The power of employee unions in the district has grown incrementally ever since, including a teachers’ strike that shut down the district in 1979. Although the American Federation of Teachers recently has acknowledged the need for more teacher training and accountability, […]
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Central suitor
OCU officials said moving the law school into the historic structure on the 800 block of N. Robinson Avenue will put students and faculty closer to the law firms and courthouses downtown. Constructed in 1910, the old Central High building operated as a high school until 1968, when it became a junior high. In 1981, […]
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Massenat wins school board seat
In the election for the District 4 seat, Patrick Gaines received about 26 percent of the vote with 425 votes, while Crystal Hodges got around 19 percent, or 316 votes. Massenat will be sworn in Monday. “We look forward to working with Laura as we continue to improve our school district,” said Karl Springer, OKCPS […]
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School days
District 4 is located primarily in the inner north-central section of OKC, but stretches as far south as Capitol Hill Elementary School. The seat is being vacated by board member Steve Shafer. A second school board election in school OKCPS District 3, with incumbent Phil Horning running for re-election, is uncontested. Both elections are scheduled […]