Nov. 30-Dec.6 #oklaed News Brief

November 30

The Oklahoman

• Oklahoma Electric Cooperative and Norman Public Schools approve a deal to bring solar to unused school land

News 9

• Covering The Capitol: Charter schools in Oklahoma

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December 1

The Oklahoman

• English learner 'boom' comes to Oklahoma City schools

Wagoner County American-Tribune

• Fall State Report Cards handed out for Wagoner County schools
  

Cherokee Phoenix

• State defines line it would draw for allowing 4-day school weeks

Edmond Sun

• Filing for district Board of Education offices begins

City Sentinel

• Oklahoma City Public Schools – District-wide keyboarding competition yields winners
  

Enid News & Eagle

• Most virtual charter school students don't graduate‍
  

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December 2

The Oklahoman

• New Positive Tomorrows school for homeless students opens

Tahlequah Daily Press

• Epic Charter Schools continue to grow in area
• Oklahoma Wing Civil Air Patrol funding STEM programs for educators

State Impact Oklahoma

• Report suggests many gifted and talented minority students go unidentified in Oklahoma
  

News on 6

• TPS to continue community meetings on budget deficit

KTUL 8

• PROJECT OKLAHOMA: Student attacks on teachers the 'best worst-kept secret'

KTEN 10

• A pocket-size panic button for Ada educators

Bartlesville Radio

• Contract with OSSBA approved by Board of Education‍
  

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December 3

Tulsa World

• Tulsa Public Schools doesn’t confirm school-closure rumors, says it’s contacting families about potential changes regarding budget cuts
  

Shawnee News-Star

• Shawnee FFA Chapter received highest award
  

Enid News & Eagle

• Education groups give school report cards a failing grade

KFOR 4

• Oklahoma students plan to walk out of school demanding better policies on climate change
  

KTUL 8

• Tulsa Public Schools releases changes to parents today

Business Wire

• SONIC joins Giving Tuesday movement with $500,000 donation to teachers
  

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December 4

The Oklahoman

• Point of View: Oklahoma students, teachers, families and businesses need our help
  

Tulsa World

• Update: Tulsa Public Schools plans to recommend closing four elementary schools amid $20 million budget shortfall
• Rob Miller: School accountability? Yes. Basing it on a once-a-year computer test that reflects wealth instead of ability? No.

Shawnee News-Star

• Bethel Schools hires first nurse
  

Journal Record

• Right Thinking: Charter school success hiding in plain sight
• Policy Matters: The long road to recovery
  

KGOU

• Oklahoma City nonprofit school helps homeless children
  

KFOR 4

• New sports equipment donated to OKC public schools
  

Forbes

• Enrollment in teacher preparation programs down a third in this decade: Six troubling trends

December 5

The Oklahoman

• School board candidates mostly unopposed in 2020 elections
• Middle school teacher accused of assaulting student
  

Tulsa World

• Elementary closures could cut about $2 million from Tulsa Public Schools' $20 million budget hole
  

OSDE

• ELEVATE: Generation Citizen

Ponca City News

• Assault at Garfield School‍‍

Daily Ardmoreite

• Upgrading Ardmore’s education system

KFOR 4

• Yukon Public Schools, parents worried major traffic issues will come from new school
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December 6

The Oklahoman

• OKC middle school teacher accused of assaulting student
• Mid-America Christian University awarded STEM distance learning grant to benefit three rural Oklahoma school districts

News on 6

• Parents to hold meeting concerning possible closure of a Tulsa school‍‍