Public Education
Oklahoma teacher resigns after encouraging high school students to access banned books containing ‘pornographic’ scenesA high school English teacher in Oklahoma resigned after being accused of instructing her students to access inappropriate books via a QR code. The questionable behavior came to light after one… Read More
Public Education
How will Oklahoma spend its $17M in unused pandemic education funds?(The Center Square) – More than $17 million of unused pandemic relief funds for education administered through the Oklahoma governor’s office sits unused, while the Oklahoma State Department… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma governor questions the legality of payroll deductions for teachers’ union dues(The Center Square) – Gov. Kevin Stitt ordered the State Department of Education to check payroll deductions for union dues to ensure they complied with state and federal… Read More
Public Education
Lawmaker sues Oklahoma over CARES Act education spending transparency(The Center Square) – A lawmaker filed a lawsuit against the State of Oklahoma Tuesday, claiming mismanagement and lack of transparency over pandemic relief money meant for education. Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma lawmaker wants pandemic relief money allocated to teacher bonuses(The Center Square) – Oklahoma still has more than a billion dollars of pandemic relief money meant for education unallocated. One lawmaker said he’d like to see some of… Read More
Public Education
Report questions accounting practices of Oklahoma State Department of Education( The Center Square) – Oklahoma’s Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency found $5.8 million of questionable expenditures coded as instruction during an audit of the school’s K-12… Read More
Government
Oklahoma school choice scholarship benefiting students, but opposition persists(reimaginED) – For more than a decade now, the state’s Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities(LNH) program has been helping children with special needs thrive by… Read More
Public Education
Stitt requests audit of Tulsa Public Schools(The Center Square) – Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt called for an audit of Tulsa Public Schools on Thursday amid allegations an employee misused public funds. Tulsa Board of… Read More
Culture
Oklahoma lawmakers pass bill opening up abortion providers to civil liability(The Center Square) – The Oklahoma Legislature passed a bill Thursday that would allow civil actions against any physician that performs an abortion. House Bill… Read More
Public Education
Public school won’t back down: Biological males allowed in women’s restroomsAn Oklahoma public school will continue to allow students to use bathrooms according to their chosen gender identity despite backlash from parents and government officials.The Stillwater Board of… Read More
Public Education
Stitt signs bill prohibiting transgender women in women’s sports(The Center Square) – Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill Wednesday that bans transgender girls and women from competing in women's sports.Senate Bill 2 will… Read More