Public Education
Transgender student charged after punching two female students in girlâs bathroom he was illegally usingA transgender Oklahoma teen, born male, has been charged with assault after punching two girls in their high school restroom which he was using illegally. The incident happened… Read More
Culture
Oklahoma bill would force drunk drivers who kill parents to pay child support(The Center Square) â Oklahoma could become the latest state to saddle a drunk driver who kills a child’s parents with the financial responsibility for the orphaned youth. Rep Jim… Read More
Legislation, Public Education
Oklahoma notches religious liberty victory, effectively permits public charter schools to be religiousOklahomaâs attorney general issued an opinion this month that a state law preventing charter schools from being religious likely violates the Constitution and should not be enforced. The… Read More
Courts, Public Education
Mother of autistic student sues Oklahoma district for negligence in wake of physical assault incidentThe mother of an autistic student has filed a lawsuit against her sonâs Oklahoma school district after an alleged assault from another student. Adrianne Johnson filed suit on… Read More
Public Education
Judge rules in free speech case that school board canât bar father from school over his criticism of booksÂAn Oklahoma judge has ruled that a father who challenged his child’s school board over pornographic material in the library cannot be barred from the school for his speech. Read More
Public Education
Oklahomaâs education system âwonât go woke,â says state superintendent-electOklahomaâs new superintendent of public schools says his win signals a rejection of the Biden agenda, more control for parents and more transparency. âWe believe that weâve… Read More
Legislation
Oklahoma election called ‘mandate on school choice’(The Center Square) â School choice was not the only issue in the Oklahoma gubernatorial race, but it was one of the most prolific. Gov. Kevin Stitt vowed… Read More
Legislation
Oklahoma’s school enrollment practices a hot topic in the governor’s race(The Center Square) â Oklahoma has some of the best open enrollment practices nationwide, according to a report released Thursday. Reason Foundation, which conducts… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma will not add COVID-19 vaccine requirement for schools(The Center Square) â Oklahoma will not add the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of shots required for children before they attend school, state officials said Thursday. The Oklahoma Legislature… Read More
Culture
Oklahoma bans gender reassignment treatment for minors at Oklahoma University Health(The Center Square) – Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill to ban gender reassignment treatments for children, including hormone replacement therapy, at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital. Read More
Culture
OK lawmakers approve prohibition on ARPA funds for children’s gender reassignment(The Center Square) â Democrats and Republicans voted against a bill that would allocate nearly $109 million for health care after lawmakers inserted a provision that would have banned… Read More
Public Education
Hofmeister asks for $310 million for Oklahoma teacher pay raises(The Center Square) â State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister said she would ask the state’s education board for $310 million for teacher pay raises when they meet on… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma sued over transgender bathroom law that restricts access according to birth sex(The Center Square) â Three transgender students are suing Oklahoma over a law that requires them to use bathrooms based on the sex listed on their birth certificates. Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma teacher resigns after encouraging high school students to access banned books containing âpornographicâ scenesA high school English teacher in Oklahoma resigned after being accused of instructing her students to access inappropriate books via a QR code. The questionable behavior came to light… Read More
Public Education
How will Oklahoma spend its $17M in unused pandemic education funds?(The Center Square) â More than $17 million of unused pandemic relief funds for education administered through the Oklahoma governorâs office sits unused, while the Oklahoma State Department of… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma governor questions the legality of payroll deductions for teachers’ union dues(The Center Square) â Gov. Kevin Stitt ordered the State Department of Education to check payroll deductions for union dues to ensure they complied with state and federal law. … Read More
Public Education
Lawmaker sues Oklahoma over CARES Act education spending transparency(The Center Square) â A lawmaker filed a lawsuit against the State of Oklahoma Tuesday, claiming mismanagement and lack of transparency over pandemic relief money meant for education. Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma lawmaker wants pandemic relief money allocated to teacher bonuses(The Center Square) â Oklahoma still has more than a billion dollars of pandemic relief money meant for education unallocated. One lawmaker said heâd like to see some of it… Read More
Public Education
Report questions accounting practices of Oklahoma State Department of Education(The Center Square) â Oklahoma’s Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency found $5.8 million of questionable expenditures coded as instruction during an audit of the school’s K-12 spending, according to… Read More
Legislation
Oklahoma school choice scholarship benefiting students, but opposition persists(reimaginED) â For more than a decade now, the stateâs Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities (LNH) program has been helping children with special needs thrive by… Read More