“No matter what the economic situation is for a student’s family, they don’t have to worry,” Ponce said last week as he visited the Eugene Field cafeteria. “It’s an unbelievable program.”
Oklahoma City Public Schools
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Chicken-Fried News: Stark structures
They often attract vandals and partiers and are seen as eyesores that are detrimental to neighborhoods.
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John Marshall Mid-High principal named Oklahoma Principal of the Year
Aspasia Carlson has tried to encourage attitudes and academic achievement during her time at the local high school.
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Tough decisions
“We are looking at more systemic changes because we’ve run out of easy things to cut,” Lora said last week. “Now, we have to look at changes in grade configurations and school closures for small schools.”
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A local charter program plans to expand into south OKC
KIPP OKC South Community Prep opens for the 2017-18 school year and will add one grade level per year.
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“This is why we teach the classes,” Dykstra said. “You, as parents, are the first and most important teachers in your children’s life.”
“This is why we teach the classes,” Dykstra said. “You, as parents, are the first and most important teachers in your children’s life.”
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OKCPS school board candidates prepare for Tuesday election
Budget issues, school choice, student demographics and teacher pay are important topics in this election.
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KIPP Reach celebrates 15 years of enriching students’ lives
The college preparatory middle school is gearing up to expand the KIPP model into a high school and elementary school.
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Baseball legend Cal Ripken Jr. is guest speaker at this year’s Bowtie Ball
Fields & Futures’ annual Bowtie Ball benefits school athletics programs in Oklahoma City.
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Northeast Academy leaders push for charter status
School leaders want to focus on STEM education, community service, work experience and restoring academic excellence.