Charter schools were envisioned as institutions of innovation where teachers could have freedom to test new ways of educating students. However, many contend that the vision was lost when charter school proponents started promoting them as competitors for traditional public schools. As of May 2019, more than 7,000 charter schools existed across 44 states and […]
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Oklahoma’s schools will have a new way to analyze their work and see how they stack up. After going without school report cards for two years, the state board of education unanimously approved a revamped system that launched Feb. 28. Previous school report cards came on a single sheet of paper, with a large, bold […]
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Chicken Fried News: Political detention
Two bills filed by state Sen. Mark Allen, R-Spiro, take aim at teachers for having the audacity to ask for more funding and become politically active. The bills are retribution for last year’s teacher walkout and subsequent elections that saw educators swept into office and incumbents who came out against the funding largely defeated. In […]
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Local students face changes on first day of school year after budget cuts
Students go back to school and face cuts to academics, fine arts and athletics programs.
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News Briefs: streetcar maintenance facility, KD builds courts, Free Fare Friday and more
City council receives update on streetcar maintenance facility, Kevin Durant builds courts for kids, EMBARK offers Free Fare Fridays and more.
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Joyous start to new superintendent’s term
Hofmeister begins her tenure with high excitement and high expectations in Oklahoma’s education community.
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Chats, blogs and a hashtag unite teachers across Oklahoma
For the past few years, dozens of blogs, a Sunday night Twitter chat and the #oklaed hashtag have given educators a voice in Oklahoma education.