Feb. 29-March 6 #oklaed News Brief

February 29

The Oklahoman

• Oklahoma school standards could add biological evolution, expand on climate change
• Editorial: Oklahoma ScissorTales: A reasonable approach to teacher shortage

Daily Ardmoreite

• A tradition of feeding families: Annual Lone Grove High School FFA chapter event responsible for thousands of meals bound for Haitian families

Woodward News

• Drug-free school zone bill heads to full Senate
  

ABC 11

• Oklahoma college recruiter fired after telling students to line up by skin color, hair texture‍
  
  
  

March 1

The Oklahoman

• Holt's interest in OKC schools commendable

Tulsa World

• Epic Charter Schools' Learning Fund targeted by lawmakers who seek increased transparency, accountability​
• Legislation could result in Oklahoma's two largest school districts splitting up
• TPS offers deeper glimpse into non-personnel district office reductions projected to save $7 million‍
• Editorial: An unambivalent love song to public schools
• Outlook 2020: Emergence of virtual programming at traditional school districts improves overall quality of education in and around Tulsa, education officials believe
• Editorial: Virtual charters need the same transparency standards as other public schools
• Two dozen northeast Oklahoma high school seniors honored as 2020 Academic All-Staters

Edmond Sun

• LOMA raises funds for music programs

News on 6

• Oklahoma rural school districts could lose some funding‍
  

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March 2

The Oklahoman

• Former Thunder star Paul George dedicates fishing dock at South Lakes Park
  

Tulsa World

• Splitting TPS, Oklahoma City Public Schools solves no problems, creates more
• Oklahoma is still last on per-student spending, but the education investment gap is narrowing
• Would you vote to split Tulsa Public Schools into two districts?
  

Enid News & Eagle

• Epic Charter grads less likely to enroll in college
  

Lawton Constitution

• LPS chosen as pilot site for student training
• Census curriculum brings funding impact to forefront in local classrooms
  

Cherokee Phoenix

• Fourkiller to attend Colonial Williamsburg Teaching Institute
  

NonDoc

• Editorial: Black History Month went poorly in Oklahoma‍
  

OSDE

• Hofmeister requests Oklahoma congressional delegation act to restore funds to rural schools
  

KFOR 4

• Oklahoma high school coach charged with rape
• House passes bill to change virtual charter school board structure
  

News on 6

• Okla. Department Of Education: More than $1 million could be cut from rural, low-income program
  

KTUL 8

• Owasso students ask school officials to allow them to train service dogs in school

FOX 25

• Hofmeister asks Congress to restore $1M to rural schools

CNN

• An Oklahoma college recruiter is out of a job after he asked high schoolers to line up by skin color and hair texture
  

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March 3

The Oklahoman

• House passes bill to abolish virtual charter school board
• OC president apologizes for recruiter's 'racist activity'

Cherokee Phoenix

• Cherokee Nation to disburse more than $6M to NE Oklahoma schools
  

Miami News-Record

• Schools stress good hygiene among coronavirus concerns
• ‘Read Across America’ week marked in Miami
  

Ada News

• State asks federal lawmakers to rescue rural school funding
• Art teacher chosen Hilldale's Teacher of the Year
  

Journal Record

• House approves bill to eliminate board for virtual schools
  

Stillwater News Press

• SMS, Richmond achieve Great Expectations status
  

KJRH 2

• Jenks Public Schools issues statement on Coronavirus
  

KFOR 4

• OKC Auto Show to offer career fair for students seeking transportation career
  

KOCO 5

• Signs of support still prevalent month after truck hits, kills Moore High School students
  

KSWO 7

• Duncan Public Schools updated on coronavirus prevention
  

News 9

• Oklahoma school districts create plan for possible coronavirus spread
  

FOX 25

• A push for financial education changes in Oklahoma
• Edmond Public Schools sends letter toparents about coronavirus precautions

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March 4

The Oklahoman

• Inhofe, Lankford oppose $1 million cut to rural schools
  

Tulsa World

• Bartlesville superintendent, Claremore teacher among five educators to receive 2020 Oklahoma Medal for Excellence
  

Owasso Reporter

• Owasso High School’s Team Rutherford wins state mock trial championship
  

McAlester News-Capital

• ‘It’s reckless’: Local superintendents concerned with federal funding adjustment

KJRH 2

• Muskogee High selected for pilot program in computer science
  

KFOR 4

• Oklahoma school bus driver charged after allegedly driving drunk
• Oklahoma man charged after allegedly planning attacks on high schools
  

News on 6

• Oklahoma high schools issue letters to parents over coronavirus concerns
  

KXII 12

• 'Reality Check' financial literacy event hosted for Plainview high school students

FOX 25

• Oklahoma schools take necessary steps to prevent coronavirus
• Bill allowing three-year alternative teaching certificate heads to Senate‍
  

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March 5

Tulsa World

• House passes stack of education bills that include school employee background checks, reassigning teachers
• Bill to let voters split state's two largest school districts will not move forward in Oklahoma Legislature
• Some Tulsa-area school districts contact families to alleviate growing concerns about possible coronavirus impact
• Epic Charter Schools' for-profit management firm refuses to release documents to investigators, Oklahoma attorney general says
  

Edmond Sun

• 6 Edmond students named All-State scholars
  

Woodward News

• Bill adds reading specialists
  

Journal Record

• Free Market Friday: School standards as virtue-signaling
  

KTUL 8

• Schools, Gov. Stitt address public on concerns over coronavirus

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March 6

Tulsa World

• Cherokee Nation awards $6 million to local school districts, challenges Oklahoma to follow its lead
  

Muskogee Phoenix

• Education Spotlight — Rebekah Basden
  

NewsDio

• School districts required to have physical fitness tests in the new bill