June 12-18 #oklaed News Brief

June 12

Stillwater News Press

• Editorial: Help for kids is on the way

Kiowa County Press

• Barring vaccine passports for students up for debate in Oklahoma Legislature
  

The 74 Million

• How an Oklahoma STEM nonprofit Is empowering students to digitally rebuild Tulsa’s Black Wall Street

ABC News

• Teachers wary of new laws limiting instruction on race‍
  

June 13

Duncan Banner

• Bray-Doyle Public Schools eighth through 12th grade awards 2020-2021

City Sentinel

• Dove Science Academy’s award-winning robotics team honored
  

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June 14

The Oklahoman

• After year of uncertainty, what do Oklahoma schools have planned for next year?
• OSSM offers virtual math contest for middle school students
  

Tulsa World

• Education notebook: Indigenous Tulsa-area graduating seniors honored
• OSSAA: KIPP Tulsa charter schools, NFHS Network on June agenda
  

Sand Springs Leader

• Donations sought to send Sand Springs students to Junior Achievement's BizTown
  

Daily Ardmoreite

• Ardmore City Schools dress code update reversed, school blames uploading error
  

Norman Transcript

• NPS to see insurance cost increases, repair buildings
  

KJRH 2

• Broken Arrow autistic woman pushes for police autism training
  

KFOR 4

• Oklahoma City Public Schools announces $3K signing bonus for bilingual educators
  

KOCO 5

• Oklahoma City teacher crowned Miss Oklahoma 2021
  

News on 6

• Dove Science Academy kicks off summer camp for students

FOX 25

• Mannix Barnes remains Western Heights Superintendent despite parent protests

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June 15

OSDE

• Annual OSDE summer conference for teachers starts next week

NonDoc

• As Oklahoma Schools Risk Management Trust folds, districts on hook for obligations

Duncan Banner

• Photo: Cowan honored at statewide academic awards celebration
  

Journal Record

• School districts increasingly drive housing market
  

Claremore Daily Progress

• Innovation lab named after Dr. Ballard
  

KSWO 7

• Lawton Public Schools looking to hire bus drivers

FOX 25

• OKCPS offering summer COVID-19 vaccine PODs
• Oklahoma Children's Hospital offering low-cost sports physicals before semester starts

KGOU

• Oklahoma City Public Schools seeks teachers fluent In Spanish, Vietnamese or Burmese‍
  

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June 16

The Oklahoman

• Epic Charter Schools approves $335.5 million budget

Kingfisher Times & Free Press

• Breakaway winner

NonDoc

• U.S. Rep. Tom Cole asks education secretary to withdraw grant priorities

Wagoner County American-Tribune

• Coweta High School student honored as Academic All-Stater
  

Stillwater News Press

• SPS hires assistant principals for junior high, Will Rogers elementary
  

KOCO 5

• OKCPS offering $3,000 recruitment bonuses to hire more bilingual teachers
  

KTUL 8

• Union schools opens new mascot search to the public‍
  

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June 17

OSDE

• Oklahoma ranks second nationally in elementary reading expectations

Cherokee Messenger & Republican

• Cherokee BOE holds June meeting
• Timberlake BOE employs principal
  

KGOU

• Epic Charter Schools benefits from increase in public money, as enrollment is expected to decline‍

FOX 23

• Union Public Schools looking for input on new mascot

FOX 24

• Oklahoma ranks second nationally in elementary reading expectations‍‍
  

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June 18

Muskogee Phoenix

• Retiring MPS employees honored

Oklahoma Watch

• Oklahoma spent $31M on private school vouchers while collecting almost no data. That’s about to change‍