March 9-15 #oklaed News Brief

March 9

Pauls Valley Democrat

• Top marks come in for Whitebead

Woodward News

• School board to hear audit report‍

KOCO 5

• Could another teacher walkout happen in Oklahoma if proposed bill passes?‍
  

News on 6

• Dove School Of Discovery responds to claims of terrorism link

ABC 7

• 3 dead, including student, in an alleged 'drunk driver' crash: Superintendent

FOX 25

• Konawa school bus accident claims three lives, including one student‍
  

March 10

The Oklahoman

• OKC school district's past problems must be left behind
  

Tulsa World

• Political notebook: Oklahoma Legislature pondering multiple teacher compensation measures
• Tulsa school board to vote on policy banning medical marijuana on district property

Enid News & Eagle

• Virtual classroom setting

Shawnee News-Star

• Tecumseh counselor finalist for statewide “Excellence in Education” award
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KJRH 2

• Teachers set the record straight over likelihood of walkout‍
  

FOX News

• More details emerge in deadly Oklahoma collision between school bus and SUV‍
  

March 11

The Oklahoman

• Purcell Schools cancel classes Monday due to threats on social media

Tulsa World

• Parents, students pack Capitol to tell lawmakers about 'the array of reasons to choose Epic'

Enid News & Eagle

• EPS school board OKs roof repairs across district‍

NonDoc

• Ahead of April 1 deadline, all eyes on education funding
  

McAlester News-Capital

• McAlester school board approves medical marijuana policy‍
  

KJRH 2

• High school junior plans to fight for Muskogee city council seat
  

News on 6

• Union School Board discusses redistricting plan
• Police respond to Drumright Schools after social media threat
• Barnsdall Public Schools to build tornado shelter
• Union and Owasso Schools approve redistricting plans
• Former Sapulpa Teacher charged with molesting student
  

KTUL 8

• Will HB 2621 be the tipping point for another teacher walkout?‍
  

News 9

• Threat against Purcell High School not credible, police said
• Oklahoma advocates for expansion of federal preschool grant
• Epic Charter Schools visit Capitol amid investigation
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March 12

The Oklahoman

• Konawa residents mourn death of 12-year-old girl
• Official: Building offered for relocation needs repairs
• Learning activities
  

Tulsa World

• TPS board passes policy banning medical marijuana on property, limits CBD
• House passes $1,000 tax credit for teachers who purchase classroom supplies out of pocket
  

Edmond Sun

• ‘It’s what you do for others’‍

Duncan Banner

• Bill to stop use of state education funds for recruitment bonuses fails in Senate
  

Journal Record

• Bill prohibiting use of state funds for teacher bonuses narrowly fails‍
  

Tahlequah Daily Press

• Grand View School touts reading literacy
• Woodall students take honors at regional fair

KFOR 4

• Oklahoma school district on a mission to keep teen moms in school
  

News on 6

• Owasso Public Schools approves redistricting plan

KTEN 10

• One solution to Oklahoma's teacher shortage
  

Public Radio Tulsa

• As anticipated, TPS adopts policy prohibiting medical marijuana on district grounds
  

Arkansas Times

• Another report on charter school organization chosen in Pulaski County
  

March 13

The Oklahoman

• Achievers
• Edmond schools to host public forum Thursday
  

Tulsa World

• New transparency reporting requirements for virtual charter schools advance to state Senate
  

Wagoner County American-Tribune

• Wagoner County schools react to state testing grades

NonDoc

• Legislative micromanagement hurts Oklahoma schools‍

OSDE

• ELEVATE: Special support for new teachers‍

Owasso Reporter

• Owasso’s Jill Bowman named Mathematical Association of America Oklahoma Teacher of the Year
• Owasso students face off in Future Chefs contest; Northeast’s Anderson Rogers takes home top title
  

KJRH 2

• Changes coming to Muskogee schools as board approves redistricting‍
  

KFOR 4

• Oklahoma school district helping emergency-certified teachers prepare for requirement exams
  

• Putnam City teacher job fair quickly approaching
• Teen accused of raping elderly woman, murdering Oklahoma teacher enters blind guilty pleas
  

News 9

• OKCPS Pathway To Greatness plan includes expansion of Girl Scouts

KXII 12

• Oklahoma school district allowing medical marijuana on campus
  

Bartlesville Radio

• Pawhuska school report card gets released

March 14

The Oklahoman

• Senate OKs plan to push school districts to 5-day weeks
  

Tulsa World

• Senate passes bill to lift tax credit cap for private, public school programs

NonDoc

• Bill to teach ‘consent’ fails, sexual assault reported between House pages
  

Duncan Banner

• OSSBA to help search for new DPS superintendent
• 'Set for failure': State school grading done to curve

Ada News

• Overall, Latta schools receive Bs on new report cards‍

Purcell Register

• Midkiff resigns

Enid News & Eagle

• Chisholm superintendent to retire
  

Skiatook Journal

• Danna Smart is Sperry's District Teacher of the Year‍
  

KJRH 2

• Proposed bill would create panic button alert system for Oklahoma schools
• Legislation proposed to expand Tulsa Teacher Corps, allowing district to independently certify
  

WTKR 3

• Video shows adults watching, encouraging Oklahoma elementary schoolers during fight‍
  

KFOR 4

• Regional Food Bank helping feed Oklahoma City students during spring break
  

News on 6

• Substitute teachers needed, says Tulsa Public Schools

Bartlesville Radio

• Bartlesville Schools recognized for STEM programs‍
  

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March 15

The Oklahoman

• Others interested in replacement building district offering
  

Tulsa World

• What's going on in Sequoyah County? The state's most efficient public school is Liberty
• Tulsa Public Schools needs 100 substitute teachers. Find out what it pays and how to apply

KTUL 8

• OKCPS 'School Locator' tool to help parents amid Pathway to Greatness changes