June 8-14 #oklaed News Brief

June 8

Lawton Constitution

• School board releases Deighan from duties

June 9

Tulsa World

• After years of debilitating teacher shortages, some districts are seeing progress in hiring, retention

Pawhuska Journal-Capital

• 127 graduate from online school
  

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June 10

The Oklahoman

• Summer Food Program brings school cafeteria to neighborhoods in need
• Budget for OKC public schools rises to $676 million

NonDoc

• ‘A heart the size of Oklahoma’: Former Sen. Earl Garrison dead at 78‍
  

Oklahoma City Free Press

• OKCPS private, charter school shuffle begins
  

KFOR 4

• Oklahoma City schools hoping to raise $130,000 to make sure students stay warm in winter
  

KTUL 8

• School districts seeing benefits of increases in budgets and teacher pay

KXII 12

• Rock Creek superintendent resigns following controversy‍
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June 11

The Oklahoman

• OKCPS makes athletic department changes official
  

Journal Record

• Feed the Children seeks donations for schools
  

KJRH 2

• Teachers gather for workshop to learn how to teach 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

News on 6

• Broken Arrow mom has warning after bus driver drops 6-year-old off in wrong place‍
  

5newsonline.com

• Moffett School destroyed by flood, community coming together to rebuild

WeAreTeachers.com

• This Oklahoma teacher wanted her students to keep reading over the summer—so she’s bringing the books to them
  

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June 12

The Oklahoman

• Training sessions set for emergency certified teachers
• Achievers: Harding Charter Prep names teacher of the year‍
• Mountain Smoke, BancFirst help give kids A Chance to Play
• Achievers: Edmond students compete at national chess tournament
• Mustang Schools Bronco Bus to bring learning to children during summer
• Achievers: Western Heights honors staff member‍
• Northeast Academy name change draws opposition
• Ex-player accused in 'brooming incident' faces second felony charge
  

Tulsa World

• In only its second year, Tulsa Public Schools' Teacher Corps program is improving at filling holes in the workforce
• Broken Arrow Public Schools proposes significant pay raises for teachers

Chickasha Express-Star‍

• Chickasha Board of Education reaches separation agreement with superintendent

News on 6

• All Union Public Schools employees to receive raise
  

ABC News

• Delta steps in to help fifth graders stranded at airport‍
  

June 13

The Oklahoman

• OKCPS superintendent Sean McDaniel's letter explains changes to athletic leadership
• Google announces Oklahoma expansion, computer science grant

Tulsa World

• 'It makes it real': Oklahoma teachers learn about 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre history at OSU-Tulsa instructional workshop
  

Oklahoma City Free Press

• Northeast High School alumni see “takeover” in OKCPS merger plan‍

Edmond Sun

• Heartland Middle School principal eager to begin‍
  

KFOR 4

• Oklahoma students soar at Tinker Air Force Base with hands-on aviation experience

News on 6

• Muskogee student headed to national Braille contest‍‍
  

FOX 25

• Fun and education at STEM and 4H summer camps

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June 14

The Oklahoman

• EPIC Charter Schools joining with Army for student program

Norman Transcript

• Local educator honored as Francis Tuttle teacher of the year

News on 6

• Family collects school supplies for teachers, kids in Webbers Falls
  

KSWO 7

• LPS approves schedule change for 2019-2020 school year‍‍‍‍