Governor pens citizenship test for graduates into law
OKLAHOMA CITY – The governor on Wednesday lent his John Hancock to a bill by House Speaker Pro Tempore Terry O’Donnell, R-Catoosa, intended to help…
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Education lottery hits milestones in 2021
Redbud School Funding Act passes House
Meridian Technology Center Graduation Set for May 20
Dr. Courtney Knapp named superintendent for Crescent Public Schools
Guthrie school board to consider legal action against state board of education
Johnson takes oath of office for MTC BOE
Senate approves bill aimed at increasing voter participation in school board elections
Bill authorizing school personnel to carry firearms passes House
School funding reform passes Budget Committee
OKLAHOMA CITY – A bill that would reform the school funding formula, ensuring funding follows the student, passed with a vote of 25-7 in the…
Open transfer bill passes Education Committee
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Brad Boles, R-Marlow, won committee passage of a bill that would allow Oklahoma students to transfer between public school districts at…
De-escalation training for public school staff passes Common Ed
OKLAHOMA CITY – Legislation to provide de-escalation training to public school educators and staff passed the House Common Education Committee on Tuesday with a vote…
OSDE: Electronic transcript platform launches this week
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) is launching a new service that gives educators and students free access to electronic academic…
Melanie Ball named finalist for Oklahoma’s Teacher of the Year
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister today announced the 12 finalists for Oklahoma’s next Teacher of the Year. Ball is a third grade teacher at Cotteral…
Guthrie native wins national award for educational excellence
Shavon (Young) Jackson received one of the highest honors in education as she was selected as one of nine principals in the nation to be…
Guthrie Public Schools totaling nearly 400 COVID quarantines
Several school districts across the state have altered their school instruction this year due to COVID, while Guthrie Public Schools is one of the few…
Epic Charter Schools assistant superintendent responds to state audit
Following Thursday’s press conference from State Auditor Cindy Byrd regarding Epic Charter Schools, the governor, the state superintendent, Democrat state leaders and Epic’s assistant superintendent…
State Auditor releases statement on investigative audit on Epic Charter Schools
Updated on Oct. 1, 2020 — Following Thursday’s press conference from State Auditor Cindy Byrd regarding Epic Charter Schools, the governor, the state superintendent, Democrat…
Oklahoma Lottery contributes more than $1 billion to education
On Monday, the Oklahoma Lottery Commission announced that it has contributed more than $1 billion to education in Oklahoma since 2005. The funding benefits K-12…
LU receives $1.3M grant to enhance Student Support Services
Langston University (LU) has received $1,300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The TRIO Student Support Service (SSS) Program grant will allow the University…