Today, OKCPS is launching an important survey to collect input from our staff, families and members of the community. This bilingual, anonymous survey should only take the user around 10 minutes to complete and will shape OKCPS’ plans for the next five years. The district is grateful for the input received on the Pathway to […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Path problems
“Is it worth it?” asked Oklahoma City Public Schools Superintendent Sean McDaniel in a Jan. 13 letter addressed to “families, staff and community.” McDaniel was not quoting Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott but offering an update on the progress of the Pathway to Greatness plan, which closed 15 public school campuses and required students, teachers and administrators […]
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OKC residents are most concerned about the state of city streets
The 2016 City of Oklahoma City Citizen Survey shows OKC residents have consistently worried about driving conditions and travel infrastructure.
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Living proof
Modeled after a similar report in Kansas City, Downtown Oklahoma City Inc. (DOKC) launched its first downtown residents survey last fall to gather data about downtown residents and people considering moving downtown to see what was on their minds. “We started with Kansas City’s questions as a rough draft and then tweaked it,” said DOKC […]
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Survey says …
Survey results revealed residents view OKC an “excellent” or “good” place to live (88 percent), work (82 percent) and raise children (81 percent). Ratings for those items were significantly higher than the national averages for large U.S. cities. The six-page survey was mailed to a random sample of 3,000 households this summer. A total of […]
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None dare call it ‘expansion’
Credit: Brad Gregg The Affordable Care Act, you might recall, allows states to get federal funds to expand Medicaid coverage for people earning less than 133 percent of the federal poverty level. Such a move would provide health insurance for almost 200,000 uninsured Oklahomans, but Gov. Mary Fallin rejected the federal dollars late last year. […]
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In the park
More than 130 people attended the first of three public meetings on the MAPS 3 park. Credit: Mark Hancock Mary Margaret Jones, senior principal at Hargreaves Associates, the city’s consultant on the project, said it is important to consider many elements when making decisions about the park, such as Oklahoma’s climate, existing and future development […]