Oct. 31-Nov. 6 #oklaed News Brief

October 31

Tulsa World

• Billboards support statewide school mask mandate in Oklahoma
  

NonDoc

• The week in coveducation: Cancellations, unclaimed funds, public school oversight

November 1

The Oklahoman

• Billboards call for Oklahoma school mask mandate
• Foundation program aims to boost bilingual teachers in OKC public schools
• Point of View: Protect one another to keep our kids in school
  

Enid News & Eagle

• Editorial: Thumbs up to community programs

FOX 25

• Time change could cause dangers in school zones, experts urge caution
  

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November 2

Tulsa World

• Bixby schools superintendent announces school closure, quarantines
  

Sapulpa Times

• County COVID-19 cases went down last week; here’s how many are at Sapulpa Public Schools

Bartlesville Radio

• BCF to host virtual scholarship panel
  

OSDE

• Electronic transcript platform launches this week

The Frontier

• Rose State College is working to become a haven for charter schools, a lucrative plan that could shake up the education landscape in OKC
  

FOX 25

• Bodine Elementary School receives footbridge for students to cross ravine‍
  

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November 3

Tulsa World

• TPS school board approves policy requiring all students, employees, visitors to wear masks inside schools
  

Journal Record

• On the Town: Geekapalooza to celebrate National STEAM Week
  

KFOR 4

• OKCPS going to asynchronous virtual learning for remainder of week due to power outage issues
  

News on 6

• TPS planning for systematic rapid testing within district

KTUL 8

• Tulsa Public Schools requiring students and staff to wear face coverings
• Bixby plans rolling bus schedule after COVID positive driver, seven others in isolation

KXII 12

• Madill High School moving temporarily online
  

Public Radio Tulsa

• TPS making final preparations for students to start returning to classrooms next week
  

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November 4

The Oklahoman

• OKC schools don't expect delay for 1st-12th grade return
  

Journal Record

• Dorman: It’s time to govern, protect children
• Putnam City Schools donate $50,000 to cancer research at OMRF
  

KFOR 4

• Young Oklahoma girl has a heart for giving to those in need
  

News on 6

• TPS partners with Oklahoma Caring Van to offer students free flu shots

November 5

The Oklahoman

• Coalition calls for mask mandate in Oklahoma schools
  

Tahlequah Daily Press

• Groups form “MASK” coalition to seek statewide mask policy for in-school learning
  

Norman Transcript

• ‘I’m overwhelmed’: Single parents navigate virtual learning
  

Muskogee Phoenix

• COVID-19 cases reported at Hilldale and Muskogee public schools
  

Oklahoma City Free Press

• OKCPS teachers support letter against students’ return to buildings Nov 9
  

KJRH 2

• Muscogee (Creek) Nation uses CARES Act funds to help students with technology
  

KFOR 4

• Dozens of students in quarantine at Edmond Santa Fe
• Cherokee County school employee arrested, accused of multiple child porn counts
  

News 9

• Metro school districts in need of more substitute teachers
  

Bartlesville Radio

• DHS presents 2018 college remediation report
  

Public Radio Tulsa

• Coalition calls on Oklahoma State Board of Education to require masks in schools
  

Forbes

• Listening to teacher demand: Tracking K–12 student needs during COVID-19

The Journal

• Tulsa High School to set up AR/VR immersive learning lab
  

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November 6

Tulsa World

• Bixby high-schoolers to transition to distance learning for two weeks as COVID-19 cases surge