July 24-30 #oklaed News Brief

July 24

The Oklahoman

• 'I didn't end up owning all of downtown OKC. I did far better,' veteran educator says

Tulsa World

• Joy Hofmeister: Value education? Then get vaccinated.
  

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July 25

The Oklahoman

• The Public Square: Should parents be concerned of kids' return to school amid COVID surge?
• 'A Community Thrives' grants from Gannett could help Oklahoma nonprofits achieve goals
  

Tulsa World

• Local students head to D.C. to participate in Girls, Boys Nation event
  

Muskogee Phoenix

• Sparked by pandemic fallout, homeschooling surges across US

Lawton Constitution

• Oklahoma's aviation community wants curriculum focused on flight
  

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July 26

The Oklahoman

• Oklahoma City program gets books into kids' hands and homes

Tulsa World

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

The Black Wall Street Times

• OK Governor Stitt: No emergency order, no mask mandate
  

News on 6

• Bixby releases back-to-school plans with staggered start
  

News 9

• Deer Creek students with special needs working jobs in preparation of life after high school
  

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July 27

Tulsa World

• Retired Catoosa school leader hired as interim superintendent
  

Oklahoma Watch

• New school year, new COVID cases

Norman Transcript

• NPS to encourage and provide masks, but no mandate forthcoming
  

Enid News & Eagle

• New state law keeps schools from mandating masks amid COVID-19 outbreaks
  

KFOR 4

• ‘It’s gotta stop somewhere,’ Oklahoma doctors concerned about trajectory of COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma
• Oklahoma State University’s Cowboy Concurrent Online program offering additional courses for high school students
• “I want my kids to be safe,” Oklahoma parents, leaders voice concerns over schools’ inability to require masks as fall approaches and COVID cases rise
  

FOX 25

• Sunbeam offering $1,000 sign up bonus for early childhood teachers‍
  

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July 28

The Oklahoman

• Parents, tell us what you want to know about kids' return to school as COVID cases climb
  

Lawton Constitution

• Hoffmeister responds to latest CDC guidance

Enid News & Eagle

• Chisholm finishes renovations, increases concurrent enrollment for new school year

Skiatook Journal

• Sperry releases Return to Learn plan for the 21-22 school year
  

Pawhuska Journal-Capital

• Pawhuska Schools to begin program for 3-year-olds
  

News 9

• Judge to rule on Western Heights emergency petition

KTEN 10

• School for the Deaf drops 'Indians' nickname
  

FOX 25

• Western Heights parents hand over shredded documents to State Auditor

The 74 Million

• Summer school, reimagined: Tulsa returns 11K students to campuses in July by putting fun before academics‍
  
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July 29

The Oklahoman

• As state takes over Western Heights, community activism at heart of changes for troubled district

StateImpact Oklahoma

• How one Oklahoma school district is using the state’s Counselor Corps to improve mental health accessibility

Journal Record

• Educators selected for Hall of Fame membership

Pauls Valley Daily Democrat

• Local teacher in on pilot project
  

Shawnee News-Star

• Oklahoma State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister visits Shawnee Adventure Academy
  

Oklahoma Farm Bureau

• Oklahoma teachers win $100 AFBF resources grant
  

KFOR 4

• Oklahoma state agency recommends closing some Mid-Del elementary schools
• Oklahoma City Public Schools’ bus drivers to receive pay increase
  

News on 6

• Muskogee teachers receive much-needed school supplies thanks to local organizations, community‍
  

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July 30

The Oklahoman

• Closed school set to become community resource center for eastside OKC
• 'It's confusing': Oklahoma businesses, schools respond to new CDC mask guidance
  

Tulsa World

• 'Mecca of education in Tulsa': Bench honoring Black educators installed at OSU-Tulsa
  

Shawnee News-Star

• Music to their ears: Katie Logan to be new Shawnee Middle School music teacher