July 17-23 #oklaed News Brief

July 17

Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise

• Bartlesville schools begins new chapter with agriculture education program

MILB.com

• Students, teachers celebrate STEM achievements at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark
  

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July 18

The Oklahoman

• Indian boarding schools, once 'used for torture and death,' now help kids achieve potential
  

Tulsa World

• State board of education's lone no vote on critical race theory rules reflects on decision
• Editorial: TPS leading way on teaching race, gender with accurate history
  

NonDoc

• Western lows: The unclear motivations of Western Heights board members
  

Enid News & Eagle

• EPS to consider changes to Open Records Act policy Monday
• Epic Charter Schools looking in new direction
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July 19

The Oklahoman

• Oklahoma schools hiring more mental health staff. Counselors say it's 'a long time coming.'
• New project blossoms in Garden Oaks: Fraternity groups purchase former school in NE OKC
  

Tulsa World

• Education Notebook: Tulsa Public Schools set district bell times
• She was the only education board member to vote 'no' on critical race theory rules. Here's how she feels.
  

Tahlequah Daily Press

• Tulsa teachers receive NSU graduate scholarship to study counseling
  

Enid News & Eagle

• EPS teachers, staff to receive one-time payments, unused leave buy-back; Open Records policy clarified
• McAlester board approves esports, fishing, 4-H clubs
  

KTUL 8

• Oklahoma state superintendent to visit Sandite summer camp
• Tulsa area families react to new mask guidance for returning to school

News 9

• Delay in certification processing leaves Oklahoma teachers in a lurch
• American Academy of Pediatrics recommends children over 2 wear masks in school despite lack of mask mandate in Oklahoma
  

KOSU

• Oklahoma schools receiving more federal relief money‍
  

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July 20

The Oklahoman

• New details emerge in 18-year-old Toyin Amuda's drowning death
  

Tulsa World

• Editorial: A Tulsa educator takes a principled stand on House Bill 1775
• Catoosa Public Schools superintendent resigns
  

NonDoc

• Daniel Craig brings state experience as superintendent of Kingfisher Public Schools
  

Journal Record

• Schools prepare for return without masks
  

KJRH 2

• TPS parent raises concern over district's response to HB 1775

KFOR 4

• Concerns grow along with the number of COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma children as schools look toward fall semester
• Edmond Public Schools holds job fair for bus drivers
• Ponca City Board of Education reviews Return to Learn plan
• Oklahoma health leaders call out Gov. Stitt’s administration, legislature as COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations rise, say Delta variant could make school year rough
  

KSWO 7

• Oklahoma student art exhibit featured at Chisholm Trail Heritage Center

FOX 23

• Oklahoma health leaders worried about upcoming school year as Delta variant continues to spread
  

Public Radio Tulsa

• Superintendent Gist to board: TPS curriculum does not conflict with law on teaching race, gender‍
  

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July 21

The Oklahoman

• Rep. Tom Cole hails change to federal grant notice on civics education
  

Tulsa World

• Back to school amid a COVID surge: schools, universities contending with new limits on mask mandates

StateImpact Oklahoma

• With ‘normal’ school year looking less likely, educators and health professionals brace for return to class
  

Stillwater News Press

• State Rep. speaks out on plea deal for former Stillwater teacher
  

The Frontier

• At one former Native American school in Oklahoma, honoring the dead now falls to alumni
  

Enid News & Eagle

• SNB pays students for good grades
  

KJRH 2

• Back to school amid Delta spike: some Green Country districts have plans set, others don't
  

KFOR 4

• Oklahoma City Public Schools gets ready to welcome students back 5 days a week as COVID-19 case numbers climb
• Catalytic converters swiped from Pauls Valley school buses
  

KOCO 5

• OKCPS officials urge parents to enroll students now as school year approaches
  

News on 6

• How OKCPS plans to curb risk of COVID-19 this fall
  

FOX 25

• OKCPS releases COVID-19 heath & safety update

Public Radio Tulsa

• Officials say law prevents schools from protecting against COVID, no word on order from governor
  

The 74 Million

• Education through a pandemic: From Oklahoma’s $35 million to boost schools for mental health professionals to California’s revised ‘Independent Study’ rules to aid remote learning, 9 ways states are confronting COVID slide
  

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July 22

The Oklahoman

• Legislative watchdog office to evaluate Oklahoma teacher pay, K-12 education funding
• The Source podcast: From shredded documents to a state audit, how did Western Heights schools get here?
  

Lawton Constitution

• School liaison officer ready to assist Fort Sill families
  

Daily Ardmoreite

• Oklahoma School for the Deaf announces new mascot
  

KFOR 4

• Cherokee Nation offering $150 clothing assistance to students
• Bus drivers needed: Edmond Public Schools hoping you can take the wheel

News on 6

• Judge effectively tells Western Heights Board to follow state probation conditions
  

News 9

• Blackspace Oklahoma educating students on environmental hazards
  

FOX 23

• Trial date set for Morris teacher charged with sexual abuse
  

FOX 25

• OK COVID cases increase weeks before the state of a new school year

KOSU

• District-wide mask mandates are unlikely this fall in Oklahoma schools. But what about in individual classrooms?
  

Public Radio Tulsa

• Author of law restricting schools from requiring masks stands behind it‍
  

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July 23

Yahoo News

• Stillwater Board of Education to hear back to school plan