December 8-14 #oklaed News of the Week

December 8

The Oklahoman

• Supper program fills hunger gap
  

Tulsa World

• School districts shorted by the Oklahoma Tax Commission for two years finally set to get repaid nearly $23 million
  

Tahlequah Daily Press

• Keys, Tahlequah will receive less OTC funds

Bloomberg

• Oklahoma’s future rests in the hands of two very different oil billionaires‍
  
  

December 9

The Oklahoman

• At EPIC Charter Schools, 'It's about people helping people'
• Pay raise and funding changes part of Stitt's education platform
• ‍‍Valid numbers needed in Oklahoma budget writing‍

Tulsa World

• Tulsa-area lawmakers address education leaders, community members at forum in Jenks‍
  

Edmond Sun

• US Department of Education Awards $6.1 Million ‘GEAR UP’ Grant to UCO
  

December 10

The Oklahoman

• A welcome shift to Oklahoma education reform
• Data shows inefficiencies in OKC district schools
• Mustang school district promotes interim leader
  

Tulsa World

• Tulsa World analysis: Some school districts still struggling to keep up in competitive hiring market after statewide teacher pay raises‍
• State Department of Education delays release of new school grade cards
  

KGOU

• How curious: Why does Oklahoma have so many school districts?

KFOR 4

• Metro students asked to bundle up in class after heating system broke
• Norman Public Schools says not enough money to cover all bus crash victims’ bills
  

News 9

• OKCPS considering change on how students transfer schools
• Norman Public Schools files lawsuit against parents whose children were in bus crash
  

FOX 23

• Bill aims to ban vaping in Oklahoma schools‍
  

December 11

The Oklahoman

• OKC district agree to pay ex-teacher $400,000

Tahlequah Daily Press

• Nimmo to run for Tahlequah school board‍

KOCO 5

• Harrah school principal arrested, accused of domestic assault, attacking police officers‍
  

December 12

The Oklahoman

• Norman district to pay bus crash victims $1 million
  

Tulsa World

• Teacher raises helped improve spending per-pupil spending gap, but Oklahoma still trails its neighbors
• Editorial: School districts need to be transparent about pay‍
  

Enid News & Eagle

• Timberlake High School, student both receive $5,529
• Oklahoma School Report Cards release on hold
  

McAlester News-Capital

• Giacomo, Will Rogers Elementary win state awards
  

KOCO 5

• Police: Special-needs girl, 7, left unattended on Mid-Del school bus for several hours‍
• Student in custody after police investigate report of weapon at US Grant High School
  

News on 6

• No children injured when TPS bus hits car at Tulsa intersection, police say‍

KSWO 7

• Fort Sill hosts OKC Public School students
  

News 9

• Local lawyer breaks down Norman bus crash lawsuit
  

FOX 25

• Living Oklahoma: Mad science‍
  

CBS Austin

• VIDEO: Brawl breaks out at Oklahoma high school girls basketball game

FourStatesHomePage.com

• OK schools to be awarded additional funding this school year
  

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December 13

The Oklahoman

• Report: Oklahoma lagging in per-student spending
  

Shawnee News-Star

• Meeker Schools completes Safe Schools 101 Program

News on 6

• Police say threat at Broken Arrow Schools not credible‍
  

December 14

Tulsa World

• Elizabeth E. Smith: Inadequate school funding causes difficult choices for schools and teachers
• Editorial: Numbers show the shining successes of public schools ... and the failure of inadequate funding

News on 6

• Pawhuska artist surprises area teacher with gift of thanks