May 15-21 #oklaed News Brief

May 15

Tulsa World

• 'Advancing Oklahoma' education series focusing on race, social issues planned for state's leaders
  

Ponca City News

• 26 employees retire from Ponca City Public Schools
• Proposed $8.3B Oklahoma state budget includes tax cuts, increased education funding

FOX 25

• Oklahoma City teens discuss getting their COVID-19 vaccines

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May 16

Lawton Constitution

• Lawton Public Schools teacher honored in 20 Under 2 list

Enid News & Eagle

• Budget plan includes more education spending, tax cuts
  

FOX News

• Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt ousted from Tulsa Race Massacre commission over critical race theory ban
  

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May 17

The Oklahoman

• Charter school W.K. Jackson Leadership Academy opening in prominent Oklahoma City church

Oklahoma Watch

• How four Oklahoma school leaders view federal relief funds
  

NonDoc

• Big budget bills advance in ‘quite a rush’
  

KJRH 2

• State Department of Education provides school districts training to prevent teen suicide

KPVI 6

• State school board hires outside law firm amid charter funding fallout
  

KTUL 8

• Broken Arrow schools lifts mask mandate

FOX 25

• Bill updating Oklahoma College Savings Plan signed into law‍
  

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May 18

Tulsa World

• State school board hires outside law firm amid charter funding fallout
  

The Frontier

• Epic’s founder saw state’s quest for financial info as a threat to his business model
  

KFOR 4

• Almost 1,400 sites preparing to provide food for Oklahoma City students during summer
• OKCPS: Taft Middle School, 5th Grade Center close for remainder of school year due to amount of COVID-19 cases
  

KOCO 5

• Rep. Frank Lucas' bill looks to bring STEM education to students in rural communities
  

KSWO 7

• Lawton Public Schools enters Handle With Care agreement with law enforcement agencies

News 9

• Student Spotlight: OKC high school senior becomes valedictorian, heads to Ivy League university
  

Bartlesville Radio

• Bartlesville Education Promise provides more than $750,000 to help students achieve
  

Public Radio Tulsa

• State Board Of Education strikes contract with private law firm for legal challenges to funding vote
  

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May 19

The Oklahoman

• Achievers: Mustang student earns Bronco 4 Ever Memorial Scholarship
• Mustang Central Middle School awarded music grant
• Achievers: 2021 state Aviation Art Contest winners announced
• U.S. House clears Oklahoma Rep. Frank Lucas bill on expanding rural STEM education
  

Tulsa World

• Broken Arrow Public Schools drops campus mask mandate with school board's unanimous vote
  

Lawton Constitution

• Kennedy Biggs receives Glen Dosser award at Eisenhower High School
  

City Sentinel

• Senate leader Greg Treat comments on passage of education scholarship program
  

KFOR 4

• Public school advocates voice concerns after ‘voucher’ school funding bill passes Oklahoma Senate, heads to House
  

FOX 25

• Local school districts offer free summer programs to help combat learning loss

ABC News

• Critical race theory in the classroom: Understanding the debate

Washington Post

• What is critical race theory and why did Oklahoma just ban it?

Businesswire

• Oklahoma Virtual Charter Academy Celebrates Commencement‍
  

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May 20

Enid News & Eagle

• Editorial: Education wins in budget deal
• Vance's outgoing officer on EPS board grateful for support
  

Ada News

• Latta Schools announce retirements
• Ada Community Foundation Awards $27,000 to Ada-area Schools‍
  

Shawnee News-Star

• The Academy of Seminole celebrates its first high school graduation
  

KFOR 4

• Oklahoma school resource officer arrested, accused of molesting student
  

KPVI 6

• Senate OK's bill negating charter schools access to local property tax revenue
  

KOSU

• 'Game changer': Vaccine rollout has Oklahoma's top education official optimistic about fall
  

Businesswire

• Insight School of Oklahoma to celebrate 2021 graduates
  

Associated Press

• Oklahoma AG opposes teaching of race theory, ’1619 Project’
  

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May 21

The Oklahoman

• Oklahoma to award 10 times more tax credits for school donations

Muskogee Phoenix

• Oklahoma School for the Blind grads ready to tackle the future
  

Ada News

• FCCLA team receives state award for the Oklahoma Safe Driving Challenge
  

KFOR 4

• Oklahoma school nurse honored as ‘Superhero in Scrubs’
  

KXII 12

• 30 Atoka High School seniors not walking at graduation after senior prank‍