May 1-7 #oklaed News Brief

May 1

The Oklahoman

• Nearly 200 Oklahoma school districts suing state Education Board over charter school settlement

Oklahoma Watch

• Education watch: Citizenship test bill becomes law‍
  

Enid News & Eagle

• EPS finalist for national student reading award
  

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May 2

The Oklahoman

• Teacher Appreciation Week is time to recognize efforts
  

Tulsa World

• Here's a look at how Proposition 1 of TPS' upcoming bond package would fix up aging facilities

Lawton Constitution

• Southwest Oklahoma students named Academic All-Staters
• New citizenship testing requirement has LPS administrator asking questions
  

Daily Ardmoreite

• Deadline to request absentee ballots for Plainview School bond election nears
  

KTUL 8

• Gov. Stitt receives request to veto 'critical race theory' bill

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May 3

The Oklahoman

• Oklahoma investing $14 million in summer learning to recover from disruption of pandemic
  

OK Policy

• New law seeks to improve health education in schools

Cherokee Phoenix

• CN citizen named OAESP Principal of the Year
  

Woodward News

• Buffalo superintendent receives district honor
  

OSDE

• Hofmeister, education stakeholders launch pandemic recovery efforts for students
  

KJRH 2

• Student’s school essay expressed thoughts of suicide; mother says no one told her until it was too late
  

KFOR 4

• Oklahoma State Department of Education releases details on new plan for pandemic recovery
• Bill restricting race theory teaching headed to Governor’s desk despite objections from educators and others
  

KOCO 5

• Oklahoma superintendent, other officials discuss education recovery efforts through pandemic
• Hofmeister announces program to help Oklahoma students get back on track after pandemic year
• Groups call on Stitt to veto bill banning schools from teaching certain topics about race, gender
  

News on 6

• State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister releases summer learning plan for students
• Supreme Court reviews case involving off-campus student action on social media
  

KSWO 7

• Superintendents on how the year went, future plans

News 9

• Millwood Schools superintendent slams bill that would prohibit teaching of Critical Race Theory
  

FOX 25

• Parents consider holding students back following a year of online learning
• Yukon School Board votes to make masks optional for most students
• 'HB 1775 is a solution looking for problem that doesn't exist,' OKCPS on Race Theory Bill

KOSU

• Nearly 200 Oklahoma public school districts file class action lawsuit to stop education funding change
• Oklahoma educators begin prepping for offsetting pandemic learning loss with federal funds
  

Public Radio Tulsa

• Tulsa Public Schools wants to talk about 2021 bond
  

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May 4

NonDoc

• Seven school districts have bond proposals for May 11 special election

Ponca City News

• AllianceHealth Ponca City donates Water and sanitizer to the Ponca City Public School District

Tahlequah Daily Press

• Tenkiller School director of federal programs named District 11 Assistant Superintendent/Central Office Administrator of the Year
• Editorial: American education regressing to 1926?

Duncan Banner

• Foundation honors top students, educators in awards ceremony
  

Woodward News

• Woodward Middle School math teacher honored
  

Oklahoma City Free Press

• Stranded students get lifeline back to school with new state program
  

KFOR 4

• Bill to attract retired teachers back to Oklahoma classrooms by eliminating pay cap signed into law
• Educators speak out against bill that restricts teaching critical race theory in Oklahoma; the theory explained
• Outrage over Yukon schools mask mandate highlights increase in public outbursts
  

KOCO 5

• Newly signed bill makes health education in Oklahoma public schools mandatory
  

News on 6

• Checking in with the Oklahoma Education Association as an unprecedent school year nears its end
  

Bartlesville Radio

• Three inducted into BPS Foundation's Hall of Fame
  

Businesswire

• Lexia Learning and Voyager Sopris Learning recognize structured literacy champions with ‘Dr. Louisa Moats Award’
  

Yahoo News

• Editorial: #ThankATeacher during Teacher Appreciation Week‍
  

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May 5

Newkirk Herald Journal

• Kildare first graders gifted by OHCE members

The Black Wall Street Times

• Bill blocking accurate teaching of Tulsa Race Massacre sits on governor’s desk

Ponca City News

• Oklahoma investing $14 million in summer learning to recover from disruption of pandemic
  

Pawhuska Journal-Capital

• Barnsdall school year comes to a close‍‍
• Moore chosen by peers for administrator honor
  

KJRH 2

• Celebrating educators for Teacher Appreciation Week
  

KFOR 4

• Concurrent Enrollment: High school course, college credit link
• Edmond students receive free swimming lessons through grant
• Oklahoma photographer pays it forward by capturing special moments for local students
  

KOCO 5

• Stitt signs bill continuing to allow Oklahoma school districts to bring back retired teachers
  

News 9

• New law requires health education across all Oklahoma schools
• Poetry and Chill OKC teaching literary curriculum to Oklahoma students
  

Air Education & Training Command

• Local students experience AF STEM in Mobility’s Hometown
  

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May 6

The Oklahoman

• Grand jury calls for changes at Epic Charter Schools
  

Countrywide & Sun

• Grace named Superintendent Of The Year

Muskogee Phoenix

• OSB superintendent chosen District 10 Superintendent of the Year
  

Ponca City News

• Ponca City Public Schools announces continuation of student meals at no charge until June 2022

Black Wall Street Times

• Oklahoma education standards label 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre a “riot”
  

Marlow Review

• Board work continues as school year winds down
• FCCLA attends state convention
  

Enid News & Eagle

• Kingfisher hires new superintendent following extensive search

KJRH 2

• TTCU surprises teachers for Teacher Appreciation Week
  

KFOR 4

• Oklahoma City’s first bilingual school opens enrollment for 2021-22 school year
  

KOCO 5

• Bill would restrict teaching of certain ‘critical race theories’
  

News 9

• OKCPS's Grant High School celebrates new sports complex‍
  

KTEN 10

• Bill requires Oklahoma schools to plan for sports emergencies
  

FOX 23

• What is the new law requiring Oklahoma high school students to take a citizenship test?
  

1600Kush.com

• Biennial school prevention needs assessment becomes law
  

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

• 8-year-old wearing BLM shirt banned from school cafeteria and recess, Oklahoma mom says
  

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May 7

Tulsa World

• Tulsa Public Schools, partners launch summer programming portal with COVID-19 relief funding
• Editorial: Majority of Oklahoma State School Board out of touch with the public districts they represent
• Multicounty grand jury blasts Epic's use of private accounts for taxpayer money, 'incestuous relationship' between school, founders' for-profit company
  

KGOU

• How much money will Oklahoma school districts get from the American Rescue Plan?‍