Feb. 16-22 #oklaed News Brief

February 16

The Oklahoman

• OKC schools leader revisited parts of closure plan
  

Shawnee News-Star

• Oklahoma schools to participate in First Tech Challenge Robotics

February 17

The Oklahoman

• Bills addressing teacher shortage, pay clear committees
  

Tulsa World

• 'Best-kept secret': Area districts with virtual school option consider promoting their programs as Epic continues to grow

McAlester News-Capital

• SPIRIT OF THE BUFFALO: Teacher of the year to be announced
  

KFOR 4

• Former Oklahoma assistant band director arrested on child pornography charges
  

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February 18

The Oklahoman

• Where is Henry headed? Putnam City teacher's project about former slave continues to inspire youths

Tulsa World

• Lawmakers to mull Senate bill that would require sex education courses cover consent‍

Owasso Reporter

• The sky’s the limit: Owasso students participate, place in OK 2019 Aviation Art Contest

Muskogee Phoenix

• Muskogee Public Schools seeks input at meetings tonight‍

Edmond Sun

• Students journey back in time
  

Wagoner County American-Tribune

• Dave Smith honored as top high school jazz director‍
  

KJRH 2

• Muskogee Public Schools kick-start initiative‍
• Teachers and parents prepare to advocate against voucher bills at the capitol
  

KFOR 4

• Educators work to help Oklahoma kids exposed to trauma
• Time running out to rescue iconic Oklahoma City structure from demolition
  

Public Radio Tulsa

• Bill to change Oklahoma teacher pension calculation stalls in committee

U.S. News & World Report

• Tarantulas find a new home at Elgin Middle School
  

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February 19

The Oklahoman

• Former bank building on N Classen to become Clara Luper Center
• Edmond school raises $786,000 for child abuse center‍
• Attack on kids deserves scorn
• Illness will close Western Heights district
• Oklahoma panel clears bill for return to five-day weeks
  

OSDE

• Hofmeister, First Lady Stitt lead trauma-informed instruction summit in Midwest City‍

KFOR 4

• Oklahoma student passes away from bacterial meningitis

KOCO 5

• House bill looks to replace out-of-school suspensions with alternative punishments
  

News on 6

• Tulsa Public Schools considers new medical marijuana policy
  

FOX 25

• Teachers still asking for more funding for public schools‍

Public Radio Tulsa

• Oklahoma Republican lawmakers seek to make good on promise of restoring five-day school weeks‍
  

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February 20

The Oklahoman

• Editorial: Teacher supply data worth noting
• Meeting on OKC school closures reset for Thursday
• Senate votes to allow schools to administer opioid overdose drug
• Bill clears to force more school districts to return to five-day week
• Edmond Public Schools to host teacher job fair Feb. 26 and 28
• Colonial Day transports students back in time at state Capitol‍
  

Tulsa World

• Editorial: Destructive public school laws disguised as education initiatives

Journal Record

• Right Thinking: Education system structure fundamentally flawed
  

NonDoc

• Investing in our children now will save the state later

Ada News

• Byng Elementary names site teacher of the year‍

City Sentinel

• 2019 Oklahoma Aviation Art Contest winners announced

Stillwater News Press

• One size doesn't fit all when it comes to education

Duncan Banner

• Senate Education Committee passes bill restoring 5-day school weeks‍
• Education Legislative Forum set for Thursday

KJRH 2

• Oklahoma's oldest JROTC program might have to shut down‍
• Schools with four-day weeks concerned over new bill

KFOR 4

• High school coach calling out Oklahoma schools that aren’t wheelchair accessible‍
  

News on 6

• Broken Arrow 'Empty Bowls' fundraiser planned

News 9

• Parents outraged with Cordell Public Schools after son allegedly beaten on campus

KXII 12

• Bill would expand opioid overdose treatment to Oklahoma schools
  

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FOX 25

• Oklahoma City schools superintendent prepares for 'Pathways to Greatness' recommendation
• Project Oklahoma: What is "school choice?"‍
  

Bartlesville Radio

• Superintendents to speak on PEAK Panel in March

February 21

The Oklahoman

• House advances teacher pay raise
• Teacher pay raise, business recruitment initiative move to Oklahoma Senate
  

Tulsa World

• Editorial: Per-pupil spending isn’t equal in Oklahoma school districts. One gets $30,922.45

Hennessey Clipper

• Lots of singing and dancing at Hennessey Public Schools

Edmond Sun

• BALTO total ‘Out of this World’
• Cara Bowerman is EPS Teacher of Year
  

NonDoc

• House moves $1,200 teacher pay raise, Senate sees classroom priority
• Final Pathway to Greatness plan revealed, vote set March 4
  

Shawnee News-Star

• Contest encourages K-12 students to show their vision of a “A Future for Pollinators”

State Impact Oklahoma

• The ‘trade-ups’ and trade-offs of consolidating Oklahoma’s largest school district
  

KJRH 2

• Oklahoma teachers feel optimistic about classroom funding after $1,200 pay raise passes House
• Green Country schools hit hard during flu season
  

KOCO 5

• OKCPS superintendent to present recommendation for school closures plan‍

News on 6

• Tulsa Schools plan space for north Tulsa Middle School students

KTUL 8

• Oklahoma teachers may get another pay raise‍

News 9

• Study: Oklahoma could save millions by consolidating school districts‍
  

KTEN 10

• Oklahoma schools struggle to find subs

FOX 25

• OKCPS Superintendent recommends plan for 15 permanent school closures‍
  

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February 22

The Oklahoman

• OKC district chief recommends school closure plan

Public Radio Tulsa

• Teacher pay hike advances‍