Dec. 14-20 #oklaed News Brief

December 14

The Oklahoman

• Western Heights school district shorted $7.3 million in state aid over 11-year period
• Edmond school reveals Oklahoma's 1st book vending machine
  

Tulsa World

• Lawmakers accuse Epic Charter Schools of trying to intimidate them, setting 'dangerous' precedent with defamation lawsuit against state senator

Claremore Daily Progress

• Westside Principal Glen Abshere leaving Claremore for state-wide position

Cherokee Phoenix

• Warner Public Schools stands out in state assessments

Daily Ardmoreite

• ‘Keeping imaginations alive’: State department of education features Ardmore fine arts programs in online video‍
  

Toronto Sun

• Oklahoma high school cheerleading coach allegedly had sex with two students

KFOR 4

• OKCPS 2019-2020 Site Teachers of the Year announced
  

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December 15

The Oklahoman

• Mary Melon: Taking a reasoned view of school report cards
  

Tulsa World

• What do Tulsa School Board members think about the plan to cut $20 million? Here are their answers

Muskogee Phoenix

• Summer Arts Institute accepting applications
  

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December 16

Tahlequah Daily Press

• Keys School on Lighthouse Academic roll
  

Journal Record

• Board urged to reconsider rules for four-day school week
  

News on 6

• BA Public Schools to hold virtual public forum about attendance boundaries
  

News 9

• Group says new rules would eliminate almost all four-day school week districts in the state

FOX 25

• Oklahoma group says requirements for keeping four-day school week too strict

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December 17

Tulsa World

• Tulsa Public Schools support workers to get 30-cent per hour raise
  

Norman Transcript

• Norman school board honors staff, hears bond and audit updates
  

Skiatook Journal

• Rave Panic Button app helped SHS student in distress
  

KFOR 4

• OKC Teachers talk about violence, Pathway to Greatness issues and overall climate of schools in survey
• OKC school first high school in nation to become NABCJ chapter
  

KOCO 5

• 'I just woke up on the street': Girl describes being hit by vehicle outside OKC school
  

News on 6

• TPS suggests relocating Wright Elementary students to other schools
  

KTUL 8

• Multiple Ottawa County schools closed due to icy roads

News 9

• Health Department investigates possible case of mumps at Nichols Hills Enterprise Elementary
  

FOX 25

• Boeing Company awards grant to OSU-OKC for concurrent enrollment program

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December 18

The Oklahoman

• Oklahoma schools vying to keep 4-day weeks despite new limits
• Superintendent accused of sexual misconduct charged
  

Woodward News

• School board approves $3 million for Bacone property purchase
  

Daily Ardmoreite

• On the move
  

The Frontier

• Former longtime superintendent faces criminal, civil cases alleging child sexual abuse

Edmond Sun

• Edmond’s 2019 OSTP results  
  

OSDE

• Oklahoma debuts online job match tool
  

KFOR 4

• Enid schools hires two school resource officers
  

News on 6

• TPS to hold meetings on school closure recommendations

FOX 25

• Oklahoma City Public Schools trying to improve safety near Roosevelt Middle School

Public Radio Tulsa

• Board approves negotiated pay increase for TPS support staff‍
  

December 19

The Oklahoman

• American Airlines donates passenger jet to Oklahoma students
• Tulsa charter school application in limbo
  

State Impact Oklahoma

• Rural Oklahoma parents, teachers gear up for four-day school week fight

Tahlequah Daily Press

• Schools wrestling with policies for medical marijuana
  

Marlow Review

• Reindeer bring magic to Bray-Doyle School
  

Muskogee Phoenix

• Area schools favor four-day school weeks
  

Journal Record

• Free Market Friday: Give teachers protection and options
  

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December 20

The Oklahoman

• Rules for Oklahoma's four-day school districts should be firm
  

Norman Transcript

• Norman Public Schools providing food resources for hungry students over break
  

Ponca City News

• Former school official charged
  

News on 6

• Wagoner Public Schools close Friday after threat against high school