January 26-February 1 #oklaed News Brief

January 26

Tulsa World

• 'This is do or die': Students at Langston Hughes Academy vow to fight closure of the north Tulsa charter school

KOCO 5

• Parents tour OKCPS school where children could attend with Pathway to Greatness program
  

KXII 12

• Classmates, friends remember Kingston High School student killed in crash
• School threat numbers increasing in Texoma

FOX 25

• Program offers virtual help for kid's mental health
  

Daily Mail

• Shocking video shows crying student begging not to leave school bus as he is kicked off by driver and attacked by older students as Oklahoma school admin announce they are investigating

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January 27

Tulsa World

• Another teacher walkout? Hot topic in education circles, but still just a rumor

NonDoc

• 21st century art opportunities for OKCPS students
  

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January 28

The Oklahoman

• Spencer community reacts to closure plans
  

Tulsa World

• Editorial: Broken Arrow High School's Donna Gradel demonstrates what's possible in public schools
• Epic Charter Schools gain 8,147 students, Tulsa loses 540: New enrollment data shows popularity of virtual option
• Jenks schools, others to sue state Tax Commission over loss of vehicle fee revenues
• A study in contrasts: Most Tulsa County districts lose students while virtual school student numbers soar
  

OSDE

• Oklahoma student enrollment grows by nearly 4,000

Muskogee Phoenix

• High-schoolers get face time with extremists in class

Claremore Daily Progress

• Investing in education, investing in the future
  

Public Radio Tulsa

• State releases public school enrollment stats‍

KJRH 2

• Broken Arrow senator proposes bill to make panic buttons available in every school‍
  

KFOR 4

• Guthrie students identified as victims of fatal NW Oklahoma City apartment fire, school officials say
• Oklahoma schools struggle for increased funding as enrollment continues to climb

KOCO 5

• Group donates $1,000 to Del City middle school band teacher to replace stolen instruments
  

News on 6

• Sapulpa elementary students receive visit from former astronaut‍
  

KTUL 8

• State Superintendent calls for more funding to support growing PK-12 enrollment

KTEN 10

• Carter County forum addresses public education
  

FOX 25

• Community rallies together to help families of fire victims‍
• Parents, teachers concerned about OKCPS plan to put 5th grade students in middle schools
  

CityLab

• In Oklahoma City, a school designed for homeless children
  

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January 29

The Oklahoman

• Senate Republicans want to end four-day school weeks
  

OSDE

• Student Advisory Council to meet Thursday

Journal Record

• O’Connor: OKCPS Pathways offers benefits

Altus Times

• Local students begin practice teaching assignments‍

Enid News & Eagle

• Bill would give charter schools larger piece of funding formula‍

KFOR 4

• Third-grade teacher arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting woman at bar
  

KOCO 5

• Teachers hope possible budget increase will help students prepare for next level‍
  

News on 6

• Public meeting held to discuss Union Elementary School boundaries

Public Radio Tulsa

• State Department of Education asks Oklahoma lawmakers for $3.4B

Forbes

• This is what an elementary school counselor does
  

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January 30

The Oklahoman

• OKC district realignment: Race becomes focus of Douglass meeting

Tulsa World

• Not just teachers: Lawmakers want to consider education policy, too
• Tulsa-area lawmakers tackle questions at student-led forum

Frederick Press-Leader

• Local students participate in choral festival‍

Ada News

• Oklahoma receives grant to improve early childhood programs‍

Cleveland American

• Daily specialized reading time attempting to help here‍
  

News on 6

• Kiefer principal fired over criminal investigation
• Tulsa Public Schools prepares buses for bitter cold morning
  

KSWO 7

• Lawton Public Schools' top spellers compete in Scripps Spelling Bee
  

KTUL 8

• Project Oklahoma: Chrome books working in small Oklahoma districts‍
• Epic Charter online school responds to critics

News 9

• 2nd walkout? OEA sets Day Of Advocacy, funding deadline
  

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January 31

The Oklahoman

• NW Classen site of final closure meeting

McAlester News-Capital

• Supreme Court reverses McAlester Public Schools flooding decision

Daily Ardmoreite

• Lone Grove Schools closes to prevent spread of flu, other illnesses‍

Skiatook Journal

• Skiatook Public Schools receives Walmart Community Grant‍

News on 6

• Former Sapulpa teacher again arrested on drug complaints‍
  

KTUL 8

• State lawmakers looking to make 5-day school week mandatory‍

News 9

• Local teachers union prepares for school closings, consolidation
• Community comes together to help Del City band teacher after thieves steal equipment

FOX 25

• Heavy interest in race for school district‍
  

U.S. News & World Report

• Oklahoma City parents decry school closures at public forums
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February 1

The Oklahoman

• Editorial: Ending 4-day weeks will be a challenge‍

Tulsa World

• John Klein: Student club is saving the environment at Bartlesville High School‍

NonDoc

• Proposed closure of Centennial Mid-High offers lesson‍

Tahlequah Daily Press

• Some rural schools closed due to illness‍

KFOR 4

• High school teacher in small Oklahoma town charged with eight felonies‍
  

News on 6

• Cleveland Public Schools to host state education leaders Friday