March 2-8 #oklaed News Brief

March 2

Tulsa World

• 15 people with ties to Epic Charter donated $180,000 to 78 candidates for state office

Pauls Valley Democrat

• Scholar honor big for PV student
  

Stillwater News Press

• TOM DUGGER: New method for grading our schools
  

News on 6

• School pride race and wellness festival raising money for school programs
  

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March 3

The Oklahoman

• Point of View: Tax credit expansion benefits too few
• Point of View: An outsider's view of "Pathway to Greatness" plan‍
• Point of View: Aiming for accountability

Tulsa World

• Editorial: Three essential steps to returning equity and hope to school funding
• ‍Outlook 2019: Tulsa County leads the way in preparing kids for career tech, college while in high school
• ‍Voters in Sand Springs, Claremore to decide on millions in school bond issues Tuesday

Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise

• Scholarship check presented to school

KFOR 4

• Parents of Edmond student to press charges after political confrontation‍
  

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March 4

The Oklahoman

• OKC district teachers await fate if school board approves closure plan
• Melania Trump opens three-state tour to promote 'Be Best'
  

Tulsa World

• Joy Hofmeister: New accountability system can bring change to public schools‍
• Muskogee teacher named finalist for statewide “Excellence in Education” award
• First lady Melania Trump arrives at Tulsa's Dove School of Discovery‍

OSDE

• OSDE releases tools to help districts in Individual Career Academic Planning

Owasso Reporter

• Owasso, Collinsville public schools receive over $276,000 in funding from Cherokee Nation‍

Oklahoma Watch

• What letter grades did your school receive?‍
  

SW Times Record

• Oklahoma voters to decide school bond issues

Guymon Daily Herald

• Guymon Public Schools new superintendent announced
  

NonDoc

• Destiny’s children: OKCPS board approves Pathway to Greatness plan

Cherokee Phoenix

• Cherokee Nation gives $5.7 million to public schools‍

KJRH 2

• First Lady visits Oklahoma charter school‍
  

KFOR 4

• Former employee at local school district arrested for rape, lewd acts

5 News Online

• Roland voters weigh in on school bond issues‍
  

News on 6

• First Lady Melania Trump visits Tulsa elementary school
• Northeast Oklahoma districts discuss lack of education funding
• Community weighs in on school cancelations due to cold
  

KSWO 7

• Comanche Co. superintendents discuss not closing school for cold weather‍‍
  

News 9

• Former Putnam City school employee accused of raping 14-year-old student
• 'Pathway To Greatness' plan approved; Hundreds of teachers to be impacted
  

KOSU

• New legislation would change cutoff date for students enrolling in Pre-K, kindergarten‍
  

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March 5

The Oklahoman

• Board chair: 'Historic day in OKCPS' as school closure plan is approved
• Big 12 gives Heronville Elementary a library makeover
  

Tulsa World

• Editorial: House Bill 1395 would give scrutiny to virtual charter schools
• Bartlesville High School senior: 'We deserve better' from our Legislature
  

Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise

• Superintendents: Classes too large‍

Shawnee News-Star

• Board of Education: Shawnee hires assistant superintendent‍

Stillwater News Press

• Edmond student faces misdemeanor charge after 'MAGA' hat incident

OK Policy

• The School Counselor Corps would be a lifeline for students. Ask the Legislature to fund it‍
  

FOX 25

• ASTEC Charter Schools receives special STEM gift
• Abandoned eyesores: neighbors worry about fate of OKCPS schools set to close

KRMG 102.3

• Hulbert students set goal to help teacher meet Garth Brooks ‍
  

Washington Post

• A ’staggering’ 30,000 teachers in Oklahoma have left the profession in the past 6 years. Here’s why.‍

Bloomberg

• Shutdown is still taking a bite as schools report missing payments
  

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March 6

The Oklahoman

• Principals learn new assignments day after OKCPS closure vote
• Editorial: Hoping for success of OKC district overhaul‍
• President, CEO of The Foundation for OKC Public Schools takes on new leadership roles in national organization
• Convention showcases students' inventions for solving 'everyday problems'
• Yukon Schools hosting teacher job fair

Tulsa World

• Despite boost last year, Oklahoma's per-student formula funding remains well below decade ago‍
• Voters in Sand Springs, Claremore approve millions in school bond issues
• Keystone Elementary students work alongside engineers for Chain Reaction Challenge
  

SW Times Record

• Roland voters approve bond issues

Sand Springs Leader

• State Board of Education approves school report cards
  

NonDoc

• Blending Colors: Recalling a 1963 minstrel show in OKC
  

Chickasha Express-Star

• Chickasha educators looking ahead to improve academic achievement‍

KFOR 4

• Police at a loss after medical marijuana dispensary found permitted too close to Moore public school

KOCO 5

• Student arrested after being found with loaded handgun at Moore High School, police say
  

News on 6

• Half a million dollars donated to Tulsa area STEM programs‍
  

News 9

• OKCPS releases first steps on Pathway To Greatness
  

FOX 25

• Project Oklahoma: Report finds minority schools receive less funding in Oklahoma.‍

Public Radio Tulsa

• Oklahoma K–12 funding up big after teacher walkout but still lagging‍
  

CBS News

• 12 states spend less on schools now than before the recession‍

SF Gate

• First lady's school visit raises eyebrows in Turkey

The Intercept

• Anger in Turkey as Melania Trump visits Oklahoma school linked to Turkish dissident‍
  

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March 7

The Oklahoman

• OKC district school locator updated to reflect closures

Tulsa World

• The first lady watched students coloring in Tulsa. The Turks saw links to terrorism.‍
  

NonDoc

• New school report cards reveal ‘sad’ outcomes‍

City Sentinel

• 2019 Oklahoma Medal for Excellence winners announced

Edmond Sun

• 13 Edmond-area students earn WEOKIE Foundation awards‍

McAlester News-Capital

• MHS places fifth in state mock trial competition‍

Tahlequah Daily Press

• Students taking aim with archery‍

KFOR 4

• Oklahoma City Superintendent speaks about Pathway to Greatness plan

KTUL 8

• Dove Schools issues a statement following terrorist accusations
  

News 9

• Caught on camera: Teacher assault at OKC high
  

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March 8

The Oklahoman

• Positive Tomorrows school officials consider how to expand programs once new school building opens
• Former Deer Creek teacher, coach pleads guilty to computer crimes
  
• Editorial: School grades prompt concern

Tulsa World

• Editorial: Good news for Oklahoma teachers — their counterparts in Texas are about to get paid a whole lot more, and Gov. Stitt is watching
• Editorial: Public school trend lines point the wrong way

Norman Transcript

• Eisenhower Elementary student wins statewide drawing contest ‍