July 18-24 #oklaed News Brief

July 18

Ponca City News

• Board to vote on mandate

Duncan Banner

• Column: Dreams of our Children: Hope for schools
  

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July 19

The Oklahoman

• Stitt pledges $30 million to private schools, digital learning

Tulsa World

• Michael Overall: In COVID pandemic, a little-noticed design detail could make some Tulsa schools better prepared than others

Skiatook Journal

• Skiatook holds socially distanced graduation
  

Muskogee Phoenix

• Facing uncertain fall, schools make flexible reopening plans
  

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July 20

Tulsa World

• Tulsa school board looks for flexibility in upcoming school year's policies, schedule
  

NonDoc

• Why it keeps getting harder to reopen schools safely

CNHI News

• Enid schools to require face masks outside classrooms
• McAlester schools to require protective face coverings
• Education advocates outraged over spending plan
  

Miami News-Record

• MPS plans to get started again on Aug. 12
  

Wagoner County American-Tribune

• PAC parking lot to expand; WPS board member gives up seat
  

The Frontier

• ‘Epic is prepared for this, our district is not’: As districts work to reopen, parents flee to virtual schools
  

Journal Record

• Education group pans Stitt’s private school funding plan
  

KJRH 2

• Fate for fall sports still up in the air
  

KFOR 4

• Professional Oklahoma Educators release recommendations for opening schools
• Education association wants more CARES money to go toward public education
  

KOCO 5

• OKCPS to consider delaying start of school at special board meeting
  

KTEN 10

• Durant ISD releases school schedule
  

FOX 23

• Band competitions across Oklahoma canceled due to COVID-19‍‍
  

Public Radio Tulsa

• State Board Of Ed to discuss possibility of mask requirement for schools
• State Department of Education encourages Oklahoma teachers to be ready for challenging year
  

EdWeek

• Governors direct federal COVID-19 aid to private school scholarships‍
  

U.S. News & World Report

• Education group pans Stitt's private school funding plan‍
  

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July 21

The Oklahoman

• Norman parents push back against in-person instruction
• Metro Tech classes to begin Aug. 10 for high school students; traditional and online classes planned
• Achievers
  

Tulsa World

• Oklahoma Bandmasters' fall marching season canceled over COVID-19 concerns
  

CNHI News

• Fort Gibson students have options when returning to school
  

Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise

• District preparing for new school year
  

Wagoner County American-Tribune

• WPS re-entry school guidelines released for 2020-21, athletics still uncertain

Oklahoma City Free Press

• OKCPS — New all-virtual start date, more temporary authority for supt
  

KFOR 4

• ‘Save Our State’ asking for statewide mask mandate in Oklahoma
• Oklahoma City Public Schools delays start of school year; classes to be online for ‘at least 9 weeks’
• Mixed emotions from parents as OKC Public Schools pushes back start date, moves all classes online until November
  

News 9

• Pediatricians caution against opening Oklahoma schools too soon
  

KXII 12

• Oklahoma schools prepare to reopen, parents react
  

FOX 25

• COVID-19 forces changes to concurrent programs for high schoolers

Public Radio Tulsa

• House Democratic Caucus pushes back on Stitt's $10M allocation to private schools
  

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July 22

The Oklahoman

• Remote learning goes to the next level in Oklahoma
• Norman School Board urged to delay opening
  

Tulsa World

• Teacher misconduct fallout: Oologah-Talala superintendent tenders resignation for end of 2020-21
  

Journal Record

• Policy Matters: Oklahoma is not ready
  

KJRH 2

• OK Board of Education to hold special meeting
  

KFOR 4

• DHS expanding program to provide school-based specialists to Oklahoma schools
• Schools & COVID-19: Metro school districts release back-to-school plans, here’s what you need to know
• Schools set plans & precautions for fall semester amid COVID-19 pandemic concerns
  

KOCO 5

• OKCPS board votes to delay start of school to Aug. 31; classes to be virtual for first 9 weeks
• Mother concerned virtual learning may not work for students with special needs
  

News on 6

• OKC Public Schools will go virtual, Tulsa Public Schools still undecided‍
• Tulsa parents create mini in-home schools
• OKCPS teachers prepare for virtual start to 2020-2021 school year
  

KTUL 8

• Health officials: If COVID cases don't go down, it's unlikely school buildings will open

FOX 25

• OKCPS offers more insight to their virtual back to school plan
• Working parents unsure how to juggle homeschooling in the fall

Bartlesville Radio

• Davis hired as Caney Valley Middle School principal

Public Radio Tulsa

• TPS officials: Staggered attendance best option for safe, in-person classes‍
  

ABC News

• With reopening looming, some public schools struggle to prepare

July 23

The Oklahoman

• Surge pushes Epic Charter Schools to highest enrollment in state
• OSSAA executive director David Jackson discusses plans for Oklahoma high school sports
  

Tulsa World

• Editorial: Gov. Stitt shortchanging schools by bolstering private tuition with emergency pandemic aid
• State board delivers censure to Oologah-Talala school leaders for 'shocking disregard' for students amid teacher misconduct cases
• State education board issues no virus safety mandates; choices about in-person instruction, masks left to schools in split vote
  

Woodward News

• School-based services program expanded
  

McAlester News-Capital

• State education board votes on safety protocols
  

State Impact Oklahoma

• Oklahoma State Board of Education punts on mask mandate for schools
  

Claremore Daily Progress

• UPDATED: Oologah-Talala Schools answers to state board on misconduct allegations
• Recommendations not requirements: Hofmeister statement on school board decision
  

City Sentinel

• Oklahoma teacher union attacks aid to low-income and minority students
  

KFOR 4

• Oklahoma State School Board approves watered-down version of COVID-19 Alert System for schools
  

News on 6

• Okla. state superintendent concerned schools will be 'afraid' to open after board votes against mandate
• Teachers excited, wary for return to class amid COVID-19
  

KTUL 8

• Oklahoma Board of Education to discuss possible mask requirement for schools statewide
• Oklahoma State Board of Education votes for 'strong recommendations,' no mandates

News 9

• State Board Of Education passes 'Return To Learn Oklahoma' plan as a suggestion rather than a requirement
• Epic Charter Schools on pace to surpass OKCPS in enrollment
  

KTEN 10

• Online charter school sees enrollment surge
  

FOX 23

• Oklahoma State Department of Education approves safety guidelines for schools‍
  

FOX 25

• Epic Charter Schools now largest school system in state
• Two students test positive for coronavirus at Edmond North HS, ACT officials report

Public Radio Tulsa

• Oologah-Talala district officials appear before state board for 1st report since reprimand
  

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

• Pandemic spurs enrollment at Oklahoma virtual charter school

July 24

The Oklahoman

• State school board rejects mandate for masks, closures

Lawton Constitution

• State Board of Education recommending, but not requiring, masks
• COVID-19 Alert System
  

Enid News & Eagle

• State board joins fight for Epic's spending records
  

News on 6

• Okla. State Board Of Education votes against mask mandates, strongly suggests mask use
  

KXII 12

• Oklahoma Board of Education letting school districts decide how to tackle COVID-19‍