May 2-8 #oklaed News Brief

May 2

Muskogee Phoenix

• Cherokee Nation Foundation announces scholarship recipients
• Stimulus money to help MPS reach goal
  

Woodward News

• An inside look at virtual teaching‍

KXII 12

• Ardmore teacher is one of thousands affected by unemployment fraud spike
  

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May 3

The Oklahoman

• Funding just one of many K-12 challenges
• Love in the time of COVID-19
  

Enid News & Eagle

• Language gives Muscogee their strength

Miami News-Record

• Parade through town salutes CHS seniors
  

Lawton Constitution

• Lawton High senior and classmates adjust to "new normal"
  

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May 4

The Oklahoman

• Coronavirus in Oklahoma: In letter to schools, OSSAA executive director David Jackson discusses summer reopening plans
  

Tulsa World

• Editorial: Local school districts need federal help to avoid 'catastrophe
• Tulsa Public Schools to buy 1,500 mobile hot spots for summer school students without home internet access
  

Purcell Register

• Oklahoma's top youth volunteers of 2020 honored with $2,500 donation for local COVID-19 response
  

NonDoc

• Budget bills: Most agencies cut 4%, common education has silver lining
  

Norman Transcript

• Moore Public Schools to hold traditional commencement ceremonies in June
  

Tahlequah Daily Press

• Moore Public Schools to hold traditional commencement ceremonies in June
  

KFOR 4

• Education “prioritized above all else” in 2021 state budget, legislative leaders say
  

KTUL 8

• State superintendent discusses what fall semester may look like for Oklahoma schools
• Schools plan for the future amid COVID-19 crisis
• Teacher Appreciation Week: Share photos, celebrate educators

FOX 25

• Heart for Education award winner: Megan Allen from Cleveland Elementary

BusinessWire

• SONIC Drive-In thanks teachers with $1 million donation match

May 5

The Oklahoman

• Legislative leaders unveil budget proposal that includes 4% cuts to most state agencies‍
• OKC Schools opens pre-enrollment for pre-K, new-to-OKCPS kindergarten students
  

Tulsa World

• Despite Gov. Stitt's comments, decisions about schools reopening will be local
• Oklahoma state agencies would be cut 4%, but 2.5% reduction in education would be reimbursed in proposed FY '21 budget, lawmakers say
  

Pawhuska Journal-Capital

• Meet Colcord High School’s Class of 2020
  

Lawton Constitution

• Lawton-area seniors receive scholarships
  

Pawhuksa Journal-Capital

• Schools implement nontraditional graduations
  

Oklahoma Watch

• Shift to distance learning highlights stark inequities in internet connection
  

Claremore Daily Progress

• With 7,000 donations urgently need, OBI turns to graduating seniors
  

Skiatook Journal

• Skiatook holds Senior parade
  

KFOR 4

• Teachers honored for dedication to educating, nurturing students
• Oklahoma education officials look to the fall
  

KOCO 5

• State leaders discuss possibilities for what school in Oklahoma could look like next year
  

KSWO 7

• Teachers celebrate appreciation week during unique year
  

KTUL 8

• High school seniors choosing to stay home then go to major universities in the fall

FOX 25

• Stillwater Public Schools providing free meal delivery boxes for students
• Belongings left behind at Enid schools before pandemic closure can pick them up curbside
• Early start, distance learning two options being discussed for fall semester
• Distance learning difficult for those without internet access

PRWeb

• Imagine Learning recognizes top schools for exemplary usage of digital programs
  

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May 6

The Oklahoman

• Mustang Public Schools' virtual Pre-K Round-Up continues through May 8
  

Journal Record

• Schools awarded technology grants
  

Muskogee Phoenix

• Commencement set for Cherokee Elementary fifth-graders

Purcell Register

• Oklahoma educators to have access to micro-endorsement resource new partnership will help enrich skills and advance careers
  

Lawton Constitution

• MacArthur seniors still able to receive graduation goodies
  

Owasso Reporter

• OPS superintendent gives update on distance learning, summer school, start of 2020-21 year
  

KJRH 2

• Tulsa teacher opens outdoor library for kids
  

KOCO 5

• Metro district plans for possibility of bringing students back for summer school
  

News on 6

• OKCPS to begin summer meal plan on May 13
  

KTUL 8

• Bixby High School to offer biomedical science course for 2020-21 school year
• TPS enrollment open through May 21 for fall semester
• School leaders respond to possible early start back to school

KTEN 10

• Ada schools address nutritional needs for students
  

FOX 25

• Schools swamped with claims as unemployment fraud continues
• Oklahoma City Public Schools to provide meals through the summer

Bartlesville Radio

• Bartlesville Public School District named PLTW Distinguished District
• Dewey site principals discuss how virtual learning went

PR Newswire

• Oklahoma educators to have access to micro-endorsement resource: New partnership will help enrich skills and advance careers
• Charter school puts essential schoolwork in students' hands by printing with Mimeo‍
  

Bartlesville Radio

• Bartlesville Public School District named PLTW Distinguished District
• Dewey site principals discuss how virtual learning went

May 7

The Oklahoman

• 'There are no words': 3 Oklahoma students receive $60,000 OGE scholarships
• Coronavirus in Oklahoma: COVID-19 changes school enrollment in Oklahoma City
  

NonDoc

• ‘What are we supposed to do now?’: High school graduates end anticlimactic senior year
• Judge, senator and closed charter school sued by terminated employees
  

Lawton Constitution

• LPS creating distance learning opportunities for teachers
• Lawton High students pick up caps, gowns
  

Tahlequah Daily Press

• Enid High installs hundreds of yard signs recognizing senior class

Duncan Banner

• A run to remember in Duncan: Duncan Middle School teacher completes goal of running full marathon
  

News on 6

• Oklahoma families turn to school meal programs to feed kids during Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
  

FOX 25

• Yukon Public Schools begins process for distributing items back to students
• Edmond Public Schools announces July graduation ceremony

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May 8

Tulsa World

• Bixby's 2020 seniors let their wheels do the walking‍

State Impact Oklahoma

• Oklahoma Family and Consumer Science teachers leverage pandemic to teach home-life skill
  

News 9

• Watch: OKCPS superintendent on the district's distance learning plan

FOX 25

• Local teacher hatches an egg-ceptional way to connect with students