Feb. 15-21 #oklaed News Brief

February 15

Oklahoma City Free Press

• Fights in OKCPS schools up over last year — 1,959 students involved

Tahlequah Daily Press

• Keys school board renews contracts

KFOR 4

• Emmy-winning TV show host coming to OKC to supercharge classroom science

KOCO 5

• Oklahoma coach gives girls in his class roses to make them feel special on Valentine's Day
  

News 9

• Kolby Crum, 3rd Moore High School student, died Saturday morning‍
  

February 16

The Oklahoman

• Kolby Crum, one of seven Moore runners struck by a pickup, has died of his injuries
• Outdoors: Learning Archery skills in the classroom
  

Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise

• Bartlesville school board to meet Monday
• Dewey Public Schools launches strategic planning process
  

Black Wall Street Times

• Representation matters at Tulsa Legacy Charter School  
  

KTUL 8

• Braggs community heartbroken after tragic loss of a 15-year-old

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February 17

The Oklahoman

• Point of view: Oklahoma Senate bill to arm teachers is a bad idea

Daily Ardmoreite

• Planning for the worst: Area schools rely on padded schedules to meet state requirements

Journal Record

• Online charter school mails recruitment flyers to students’ homes
  

McAlester News-Capital

• Tim Collier named MPS 2020 Teacher of the Year
  

KJRH 2

• Zion Public School teacher passes away
• Senate passes school suicide awareness training
  

KFOR 4

• Bond violation motion dropped against Oklahoma superintendent accused of sex crimes
  

KOCO 5

• Thief hits small metro school district for third time this school year
  

News on 6

• Braggs Public Schools hold fundraiser for family of student killed in crash
• TPS asks for community's input on new 2020-2021 curriculum
• Catoosa Public Schools approves layoffs for 7 staff members
  

KTUL 8

• Parents asking school districts to remove Porter bus driver following incident
• Catoosa school board votes to cut positions ahead of anticipated budget shortfall

FOX 23

• FOX23 Investigates: Thousands of Tulsa County students going to college for free
  

FOX 25

• Senate approves school suicide awareness training

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February 18

The Oklahoman

• 'A source of hope': Oklahoma teachers learn impact of child trauma at state summit
• Moore High School runner Kolby Crum led by example with competitive spirit, unrelenting work ethic

Enid News & Eagle

• Homeland Security gives active shooter presentation in Ninnekah
  

KJRH 2

• Special ed teachers could be getting help from Capitol
  

KFOR 4

• Bill requiring Oklahoma school districts to adopt suicide awareness, training programs passes Senate
  

KOCO 5

• Students raise money for Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation by ‘sliming’ teachers

FOX 25

• Bill to retain Oklahoma educators clears first legislative hurdle

Public Radio Tulsa

• TPS Board expected to vote tonight on job cuts

Bartlesville Radio

• Bartlesville all-state chorus and band students recognized
  

BusinessWire.com

• SONIC celebrates Random Acts of Kindness Week with Limeades for Learning donation to public school projects‍
  

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February 19

The Oklahoman

• Stitt to have final say on private school voucher transparency

Tulsa World

• Tulsa school board approves budget-reduction plan to eliminate district office positions

KJRH 2

• Mailers addressed to students prompts investigation

KFOR 4

• Community fed up with construction after Mustang school bus gets stuck entering neighborhood
• Oklahoma state leaders to roll out new curriculum on Tulsa Race Massacre
  

KOCO 5

• Mustang Public Schools employee being tested for tuberculosis
  

KTUL 8

• State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister addresses cuts at two Green Country school districts‍
  

‍FOX 25

• Keeping up with the Capitol: teens rally for seat belt law, OK to save more money

Bartlesville Radio

• Bartlesville district 2020 science fair this weekend‍

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February 20

The Oklahoman

• Epic Charter Schools lawsuit against Sharp dismissed
• Dove Charter Schools sued after sending mailers to 107,000 students
• Dove Charter Schools reported to OSBI
  

Tulsa World

• Education funding: Catoosa Public Schools approves cutting seven positions
  

Stillwater News Press

• LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: De-escalation training an asset to new, veteran teachers
  

Shawnee News-Star

• New local Parent Legislative Action Committee formed to support full funding for students
  

Daily Ardmoreite

• Plugging a brain drain: January nominees for Student Leader of the Year have dreams of returning to southern Oklahoma after college
  

Edmond Sun

• Teacher believes hard work, kindness can change world for better
  

Grand Lake News

• GEFFE Shining Stars nominees announced
  

Oklahoma Watch

• Answers to questions on the school mailers incident
  

Muskogee Phoenix

• Youth Preparedness Camp planned in Tahlequah
  

KFOR 4

• Judge dismisses charter schools’ defamation lawsuit against Oklahoma state senator
• Oklahoma school district brings therapy dogs into the classroom to ease anxiety
• Oklahoma math teacher’s “Ice Ice Baby” parody wins national competition
• Enid students gain access to app to stop bullying, hazing
  

News on 6

• New 'varsity archery' program brings new challenge to Oklahoma students
  

KSWO 7

• Comanche Nation fixing roads at several SWOK schools
  

KTUL 8

• TPS clears up confusion with custodial workers after job cuts
• Exit interviews assess Tulsa Public Schools

FOX 25

• Free books available to children in Scissortail Park

Forbes

• Thunder fan-favorite Enes Kanter discusses why opening a school in Oklahoma City is so important to him

The Hill

• Oklahoma will finally teach the Tulsa Race Massacre in its schools‍
  
  

February 21

The Oklahoman

• Third slain Moore student remembered for finishing the race
  

Wagoner County American-Tribune

• Capitol honors: Oklahoma legislators recognize Coweta Band program, musicians
  

Lawton Constitution

• OERB sets teacher training workshop‍