Nationwide, minority enrollment (Latino, African-American and Asian combined) in public schools is expected to surpass white student enrollment, according to an Aug. 19 report from Education Week and data from the National Center for Education Statistics. This is largely due to Hispanic community growth and is a reality that mirrors what Oklahoma City Public Schools […]
Oklahoma City Public Schools
Posted inNews
OKC Public Schools work to close language gap
Heronville sits in a part of southwest OKC that has the highest percentage of students who come from homes in which Spanish is the first language.
Posted inNews
Chicken-Fried News: School daze
Officials at Oklahoma City Public Schools combat unruly bus behavior with cameras and a hotline.
Posted inNews
Letters to the Editor: July 29, 2015
Oklahoma Gazette provides an open forum for the discussion of all points of view in its Letters to the Editor section. The Gazette reserves the right to edit letters for length and clarity. Letters can be mailed, faxed, emailed to jchancellor@okgazette.com or sent online at okgazette.com. Include a city of residence and contact number for […]
Posted inNews
Commentary: Difficult changes needed
Fifteen years ago, the MAPS for Kids Student Achievement Committee was shocked to learn that 10 percent of Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) students needed in- or outside-school alternative services and the district needed an additional 1,205 alternative school slots. MAPS promised “Rolls-Royce quality” alternative schools so troubled students didn’t repeatedly disrupt classroom instruction merely […]
Posted inNews
News Briefs: direct flights to Seattle, Ten Commandments monument and more
Alaska Airlines creates direct flights to and from Seattle, the Ten Commandments monument must be removed from Oklahoma Capitol grounds and more.
Posted inNews
News Briefs: Classen Boulevard improvements, Wall of Fame, police body cameras and more
City officials look into improving Classen Boulevard for pedestrian and bike traffic, three OKCPS graduates are being inducted into the Wall of Fame and Oklahoma City Police should receive body cameras by the end of the year.
Posted inNews
News Briefs: New OKC school hires, local church honors victims and Bob Barry Jr. remembered
Oklahoma City public schools hire for new positions, OKC church honors victims of Charleston shooting, Bob Barry is mourned, homes receive repairs and OKC Pride was a hit.
Posted inNews
News briefs: A Good Egg wins award, The Great Commitment, Myriad Botanical Gardens named finalist and more
Good Egg(s) Before he took the stage, Blair Humphreys, a board member of Plaza District Association, commented on Oklahoma City’s constant love of celebrating its success. “It’s in our DNA,” he said recently at 2015’s Urban Pioneer Awards Luncheon, an annual event celebrating the neighborhood’s renewal and honoring this year’s honorees, Keith and Heather Paul, […]
Posted inNews
Oklahoma City Public Schools reallocates arts funding
Oklahoma City Public Schools is reassessing its A+ schools and redistributing its arts funding to better serve students.