Jan. 30-Feb. 5 #oklaed News Brief

January 30

NonDoc

• The week in coveducation: A call for teacher vaccine prioritization

Enid News & Eagle

• State receives $665 million more in federal relief for schools

KFOR 4

• Oklahoma City 5th through 12th graders to return to classroom next week
  

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January 31

Tulsa World

• Several area school districts with board primaries, bond packages to be decided next month
  

Oklahoma Watch

• Oklahoma seniors slow to apply for college in wake of pandemic
  

AP

• More Oklahoma students returning to classroom amid pandemic

February 1

The Oklahoman

• Controversial quarantine policy being adopted by some rural Oklahoma schools
  

Tulsa World

• Legislative filings reveal lawmakers' moods but not necessarily their direction
  

NonDoc

• Cheat sheet: Four candidates on Edmond Schools ballot
  

Black Wall St. Times

• Editorial: We agree with Dr. Deborah Gist; Governor Kevin Stitt is a bully!

KFOR 4

• Mustang Public Schools hosts educator vaccination clinic
  

News on 6

• TPS superintendent responds to Gov. Stitt's address in Facebook post
  

KTUL 8

• Tulsa schools superintendent calls governor a 'bully' over distance-learning dispute

News 9

• Mustang Public Schools hold vaccine clinic for teacher & staff
  

FOX 23

• Tulsa Public Schools students could be back in-person before the end of February, superintendent says
• Oklahoma school district risks loss of funds after failing to report mandatory information
• Tulsa area representatives react to Gov. Stitt’s comments about TPS
  

FOX 25

• School districts implement more lenient quarantine policy for COVID-19 exposed students

Public Radio Tulsa

• State Board Of Education signs off on tweaks to Oklahoma school report cards

Bartlesville Radio

• Bartlesville High School earns AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award
  

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February 2

The Oklahoman

• Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt pushes for open schools, wants change in education funding
• Putnam North sophomore guard Jeremiah Johnson in critical condition after being shot
  

Tulsa World

• Osage County school's superintendent suspended over state, federal sanctions
  

Lawton Constitution

• Scholarships available for Lawton area students

OSDE

• Virtual summit on Feb. 15 to address trauma in schools

Enid News & Eagle

• Holt named to lead High Plains Technology Center
  

Cherokee Phoenix

• Sequoyah High School enrollment slightly declines amid pandemic
  

Skiatook Journal

• Family Choice Act gives families control of child’s education
  

Hugo News

• Kiamichi Tech honors board of education
  

KFOR 4

• Gov. Stitt butts heads with educators over ‘ghost students’ issue
• OKCPS 5th through 12th graders return to in-person learning
  

KOCO 5

• Lawmakers consider move to make it harder for governor to remove State Board of Education members
• Some Oklahoma schools adopting state's new quarantine guidelines
  

News on 6

• Watch: Okla. Secretary Of Education Ryan Walters discusses education reform bills, & more
• OKCPS needs substitute teachers due to COVID-19 impact
  

News 9

• Oklahoma school district employs controversial quarantine policy, keeps exposed students in class
  

FOX 25

• Bill to expand school apprenticeship programs passes committee

Public Radio Tulsa

• TPS Board sets meeting to consider and potentially vote on return to in-person learning
  

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February 3

The Oklahoman

• Op-ed: Oklahoma should focus on improving all public schools
• Achievers: Independence Charter Middle School adds new Governance Board member
  

Tulsa World

• Editorial: TPS Superintendent Deborah Gist fights back against Gov. Kevin Stitt's attacks

Sequoyah County Times

• Holland seeks seat on Gore school board

Tahlequah Daily Press

• The Frontier: Stitt wants changes to the school funding formula and student transfer policy
• EVERYDAY HEROES: Community family adviser works with students
  

Pauls Valley Democrat

• School edges even closer to day one
  

Shawnee News-Star

• Students can apply for Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute scholarships
  

KFOR 4

• Bills to help military families moving to Oklahoma approved by committee
• Oklahoma lawmakers file bill to require parents to disclose mental health needs of students
• OKCPS Teacher of the Year finalists named
  

KOCO 5

• Proposed school transfer bill looks to make Oklahoma education equal for all students
  

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February 4

StateImpact Oklahoma

• Oklahoma educators are at frontlines of remembering Tulsa Race Massacre
  

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February 5

Tulsa World

• State Academic Bowl to be socially distanced with no spectators this year
• Watch Now: Bynum weighs in on Gov. Stitt, Superintendent Gist's back-and-forth over in-person school
  

News 9

• OKCPS leadership reflect on first week back in school
  

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