Sept 7-13 #oklaed News Brief

September 7

The Oklahoman

• Edmond Santa Fe student arrested after school shooting threats appear on Snapchat
• Accuser: Peckham teachers paid 'quite mightily' for sex
  

Tulsa World

• Tulsa Public Schools has gone through major reforms
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September 8

The Oklahoman

• Students' hardships pose biggest challenges for Oklahoma teachers
• Oklahoma City school district planning projects to honor Northeast Academy
• Oklahoma City superintendent speaks on Northeast Academy renaming
• State fair has three scholarship programs
  

Tulsa World

• TPS officials say falling into $20 million deficit was inevitable without state intervention after years of education cuts
• Tulsa charter schools face growing pains as they expand to more grades‍

Shawnee News-Star

• Senate sets up studies on child seat belt laws, mandatory professional development training for school districts
  

Wagoner County American-Tribune

• Law enforcement officers lend support to Okay, Porter schools

Lawton Constitution

• School board sets pay raises‍
  

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September 9

The Oklahoman

• Kirk to resign from Oklahoma City School Board

KJRH 2

• Lawmakers look at issues impacting schools before upcoming session begins

KOCO 5

• OKCPS, police investigating threat made on social media against Capitol Hill Middle School
  

News on 6

• Webbers Falls students head back to school after historic flooding
• Jenks Public Schools create tip line app as concerns rise for student safety‍
  

September 10

The Oklahoman

• Police investigate racially motivated threat against Capitol Hill Middle School
  

Tulsa World

• Epic Charter Schools wants investigation of state senator, but pro tem says 'no plans for an investigation at this time'

McAlester News-Capital

• School board notes: MPS approves amended certified teacher agreement‍
  

Ada News

• Voters OK Latta bond issue
  

Black Wall St. Times

• Filmmaker​ Titus Jackson takes closer look at Oklahoma’s public education system
  

KJRH 2

• Oklahoma Representatives looking into charter school funding, oversight responsibilities
  

KFOR 4

• “Maybe you’ll see me when I shoot you,” OKCPS, OKCPD investigate Snapchat threats
  

KOCO 5

• Controlled dismissal underway after possible threat made against Oklahoma City school
  

News on 6

• Henryetta voters to decide on nearly $1 million bond to fund new school buses

KSWO 7

• Altus Public Schools now offering virtual classroom option‍

KXII 12

• Sixth grader starts project to provide free feminine products for school girls‍

Public Radio Tulsa

• Legislature considers whether to put the teeth back into HB 1017‍
  

September 11

The Oklahoman

• Refiled lawsuit requests court order on Northeast Academy renaming
• Rotary Road Rally celebrates bikes, benefits Norman schools
• Thelma Parks, an OKC education icon, dies at 96
• Police investigate racially motivated threat against Capitol Hill Middle School
• Hofmeister testifies on Capitol Hill about challenges of student trauma
  

Tulsa World

• Editorial: Chamber recognizes the ability of ACEs research to improve social, workforce outcomes
• 72 Tulsa-area students named 2020 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists
  

Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise

• Teachers help students with trauma
  

Daily Ardmoreite

• Dickson, Madill voters pass school bond propositions
  

Journal Record

• Funding inequity: Forum highlights disparities in school spending

Oklahoma City Free Press

• Commissioners pass bus lane changes at John Marshall Middle School
  

KFOR 4

• Thelma Parks, civil rights leader and iconic Oklahoma City educator, dies at 96

KOCO 5

• Ponca City police investigate possible shooting threat against high school
• Church pays off unpaid lunch debt for middle school in Enid
  

News on 6

• State Supt. Joy Hofmeister testifies in front of Congress subcommittee‍
• Northeast Oklahoma voters approve school bond issues

KTUL 8

• Local couple gives back to alma maters through Warriors for Freedom‍
  

September 12

The Oklahoman

• Hofmeister testifies on Capitol Hill about challenges of student trauma
• Raspberry Shake makers seek teachers interested in using the project to teach science, technology, engineering and math to their students
  

Tulsa World

• Lawmakers examine charter school funding and oversight policies

Oklahoma Watch

• Five things to know about virtual school funding

Pauls Valley Democrat

• FFA officers step up for event

Ada News

• Latta bond issue passes with 76% of vote‍
  

Woodward News

• Raising beef awareness through education
  

State Impact

• Investigations into Epic Charter Schools explained
  

Marlow Review

• FFA chapter officers attend leadership training
  

KFOR 4

• Oklahoma school district launches vaping awareness campaign
• Intruder alarm accidentally sent out, Crooked Oak school officials say

News on 6

• Wagoner Public Schools: Student in custody following threat to middle school

News 9

• Lockdown at Crooked Oak School in OKC turns out to be false alarm
  

FOX 25

• Hofmeister looking to give students greater access to high-quality computer science

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September 13

Tulsa World

• Editorial: Tulsa Public School looks to make up a $20 million budget hole, but the state continues to prevent Tulsa taxpayers from reinvesting in their schools

Ada News

• Ada City Schools to launch Handle With Care program

Shawnee News-Star

• SPS gains Blue Zones-approved worksite designation‍