Fallin away The queen is dead; long live the king. Mary Fallin’s eight-year reign of terror over the state is over, and her successor Kevin Stitt is a political outsider who campaigned on his version of “drain the swamp” but has surrounded himself with insiders during his transition to the Governor’s Mansion. Oh, Gov. Fallin, […]
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Letters to the Editor: July 26, 2017
Planned Parenthood is trusted by women everywhere. I know because I used its services when I was in my 20s, when I was just starting out in the real world but with no access to health care.
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OKCPS teams with Metropolitan Library System to give every student library access without a new card
Students will not incur fines or fees, though they are still responsible for reimbursing the library for missing or damaged materials.
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Voters weigh $180 million bond package for OKC schools
Read more Oklahoma Gazette election coverage here and here. As Maintain OKC Schools coalition sees it, the $180 million proposed bond package calling for major facility improvements to the state’s largest school district is a straightforward decision. “It is about taking care of what we already have,” said Roy Williams, a member of the steering […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Back to black
Two OKC high schools started the school year with spray-painted graffiti on their walls.
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Northeast Task Force looks at new ways to improve performance in Oklahoma City Public Schools
The task force concept was first introduced at a district board meeting in July.
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Beer walk takes patrons on a stroll around the Plaza District
The Plaza Beer Walk donates a portion of its proceeds to local schools.
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Oklahoma teachers face new professional development plan
Organizations that provide professional development classes for Oklahoma teachers had to rethink their seminars in light of budget cuts.
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Letters to the Editor: July 27, 2016
I suspect this is just the beginning of the middle class getting a taste of what the poor have endured for a while.
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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.”