June 22-28 #oklaed News Brief

June 23

Tulsa World

• People & Places: Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence honors five educators
• Joy Hofmeister: Oklahoma schools ready to take off
  

FOX 25

• Teacher starts drive for first-year teacher supplies

June 24

The Oklahoman

• Prosecutor: Two boys accused teacher before his death
• OKCPS athletic director Keith Sinor to become Tuttle Public Schools superintendent
  

Tulsa World

• Tulsa Public Schools reports about 200 fewer teachers have left the classroom this year

Oklahoma Watch

• Why we’re covering Epic Charter Schools, and what’s next‍
  

NonDoc

• Challenges to watch as OKCPS ‘pathway’ is implemented

Tahlequah Daily Press

• Tahlequah students attend Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute‍
  

Journal Record

• OKC schools foundation seeks sponsors for STEM centers

FOX 25

• OKCPS works to place new, cutting-edge STEM centers in all elementary schools

Public Radio Tulsa

• District officials say Tulsa Public Schools teacher pipeline is in better shape
  

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June 25

The Oklahoman

• OKCPS board member gets restraining order against chairwoman
• OKCPS board approves leases to rent empty schools
• Order stops OKC school board from discussing member conduct
  

Oklahoma City Free Press

• OKCPS Board wraps up hiring, approves labor contracts, considers charter

Ada News

• A tough place to be a kid: State ranks 42 out of 50 in the KIDS COUNT Data Book
  

KJRH 2

• Tulsa Public Schools summer academy expands to reach more students
  

KFOR 4

• Joy Hofmeister to succeed Garrett King as OETA board chair

News 9

• OKCPS board member files temp. restraining order against chairwoman over school merger issue
  

Bartlesville Radio

• YouthWorks making improvements to Pawhuska Schools
  

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June 26

The Oklahoman

• Yukon appoints two as executive directors of education
• Edmond Schools to open centralized enrollment center in July
• Achievers: Mustang students qualify for woodworking show
• Achievers: Students win Oklahoma Writing Project honors
  

OSDE

• 7,000 teachers expected at OSDE statewide summer conference

Shawnee News-Star

• Seminole student honored as Academic All-Stater

Pauls Valley Democrat

• Paoli teacher a top honoree
  

Oklahoma City Free Press

• OKCPS board avoids ugly inter-member confrontation – for now
• SeeWorth charter school preps hand-off to OKCPS
  

Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise

• Rathman attends Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute
  

Oklahoma Watch

• Former Epic teachers describe pressure to manipulate enrollment
  

Journal Record

• New campus to triple capacity of school for homeless children

Claremore Daily Progress

• CHS student honored as Academic All-Stater
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June 27

The Oklahoman

• Epic Charter Schools far above state average for students dropped after absences
• Hotel, housing, retail and dining are among proposals for former OKC schools headquarters
  

Tulsa World

• Oklahoma's teacher shortage: Emergency certifications up 54% in 2018-19
  

NonDoc

• Seeworth Academy ‘corporate account’ audit approved

Norman Transcript

• 7K teachers expected at OSDE summer conference

Claremore Daily Progress

• Verdigris grad named Academic All-Stater
  

News on 6

• Broken Arrow Public Schools holds job fair

KXII 12

• Ardmore organizations collect school supplies for students in need
  

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June 28

The Oklahoman

• Successful principal a ‘perfect fit’ for EPIC’s development position
• Harding Fine Arts Academy seeking to buy longtime home
  

Tulsa World

• After canceling last day of school, Jenks Public Schools receives waiver from state after narrowly missing hourly instruction minimum‍‍‍

News on 6

• Police: Man drunkenly breaks into Tulsa elementary school‍