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July 31

Muskogee Phoenix

• Mask guidance divides parents heading into new school year
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August 1

The Oklahoman

• 'I feel like I’m sending my kids into the lion's den.' Back-to-school worries grow amid COVID surge
  

Tulsa World

• Tax-free weekend coming: Merchants, shoppers cautiously optimistic
• Editorial: Gov. Kevin Stitt should be more aggressive in vaccination advocacy
  

Norman Transcript

• House Republicans plan education studies
  

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August 2

The Oklahoman

• Keeping kids healthy in another Oklahoma COVID-19 surge: what parents and schools can do
• 'Mask bullies' concern state parents as fall semester looms
  

Tahlequah Daily Press

• TSET announces new application periods for Healthy Incentive Grants
• Oklahoma School for the Deaf replaces Indian mascot
  

Journal Record

• In Moore, a way forward from devastation
  

McAlester News-Capital

• Lawmakers, health experts, educators wrestle with protecting children when school starts
  

NonDoc

• Judge gives Western Heights 8 days to respond to OSDE
  

Ponca City News

• Keeping kids healthy in another Oklahoma COVID-19 surge: what parents and schools can do
  

KFOR 4

• Boys & Girls Club expanding afterschool programming in Oklahoma County
• Oklahoma Democrats calling for special session to repeal bill that bans mask mandates in schools‍
  

News 9

• Community groups help OKC students with supplies as they head back to the classroom
  

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August 3

The Oklahoman

• Multiple school buses fail inspection as Western Heights troubles deepen
• Grading Oklahoma: Our state is 45th in education
  

Tulsa World

• Tulsa Public Schools COVID safety plan includes mask expectation

OSDE

• Oklahoma Early Learning Inventory tool to gauge student readiness now available
  

KOCO 5

• Chronicle: State of Our Schools: Oklahoma superintendents discuss changes brought on by pandemic, new law
  

News on 6

• TPS expects students to wear masks this fall but state law prohibits schools from enforcing masks
  

News 9

• WATCH: Okla. State Supt. Joy Hofmeister about back to school, COVID-19 delta variant
  

FOX 25

• Stillwater City Council strongly encouraging masks, concerned about OSU student return
• Edmond Public Schools releases updated COVID-19 protocols ahead of new school year

Bartlesville Radio

• Bulldogger back to school plan approved by DPS
  

KOSU

• Three new education specials airing on KOSU this month
  

People.com

• Beloved Okla. teacher is fatally shot in murder-suicide after ex shows up at her home
  

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August 4

The Oklahoman

• High school administrators, OSSAA hoping for 'normal' fall but prepared to adjust due to COVID-19

Oklahoma Watch

• Masks are optional. COVID cases are surging. And it’s time for back-to-school.‍
  

Pawhuska Journal-Capital

• Pawhuska preps for start of school year
  

Oklahoma City Free Press

• OKCPS fine-tunes COVID preps for in-person school in five days
  

KOCO 5

• Oklahoma City Public Schools leaders discuss back-to-school plan
• Edmond Public Schools releases revised COVID-19 protocols as second pandemic school year nears
  

KSWO 7

• Frederick High School student inducted into 4-H Hall of Fame
• Oklahoma Democrats working to repeal bill that bans mask mandates

KTUL 8

• Oklahoma Dept. of Education launches tool to gauge student readiness after pandemic

KTEN 10

• Bus drivers needed as kids head back to class
• Public and charter schools compete for students
  

FOX 25

• Back to School: Start dates for districts around the Oklahoma City metro

KOSU

• Oklahoma City Public Schools gears up for another school year impacted by the coronavirus
  

Public Radio Tulsa

• Tulsa Public Schools officials can't require but do 'expect' universal masking
• Biden calls on governors like Stitt to 'do the right thing', allow schools to require masks
  

Bartlesville Radio

• State of the Schools luncheon a success in 2021
  

5NewsOnline.com

• Cameron Public Schools announce first day of school delay
  

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August 5

The Oklahoman

• From no mask mandates to curriculum restrictions, here are 8 things to know about the next school year in OKC
• COVID & Classrooms: Watch live Thursday as health, education experts answer your back-to-school questions
  

Tulsa World

• Union, Jenks school district release COVID reentry plans
  

OSDE

• Hofmeister announces $13 million science of reading initiative for 10,000 teachers

Purcell Register

• COVID rebound

Daily Ardmoreite

• ACS staff, health department and partners combine efforts to provide information to area residents
  

KJRH 2

• Catalytic converter thieves target 2 Green Country school districts, 1 church
  

KFOR 4

• Oklahoma teachers save hundreds of dollars on school supplies at annual teacher store
  

News on 6

• Oklahoma districts differ on mask expectations on school buses
• Senate bill looks to save lives by preventing suicide through school training
  

KTUL 8

• Oklahoma state superintendent launches 'science of reading' initiative
• Broken Arrow schools say 'Critical Race Theory' won't be taught in classroom

FOX 23

• BA Public Schools releases reentry plan for upcoming school year‍
  

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August 6

Tulsa World

• Watch now: Thousands of Oklahoma parents moving forward with COVID vaccines for kids amid back-to-school surge
  

KFOR 4

• “We know exactly what COVID is capable of,” Oklahoma school districts preparing to open doors as COVID-19 cases continue to rise