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Bill Touted as Way to Reduce School Testing Won’t Cut Number of Tests
Nate Robson EDUCATION WATCH BLOG May 21, 2015 Correction: Earlier versions of this blog incorrectly said this bill would reduce the number of end-of-instruction exams students take to graduate. An...
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Report: Experienced Teachers Needed in Oklahoma Classrooms
Nate Robson EDUCATION WATCH BLOG June 2, 2015 Oklahoma City, Tulsa and the surrounding metros have some of the most inexperienced public school teachers in the state, according to a report submitted to...
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Oklahoma PTA Votes to Boycott Tests
Nate Robson EDUCATION WATCH BLOG July 10, 2015 Oklahoma’s Parent Teacher Association voted Friday to boycott all non-federally mandated tests in an attempt to pressure lawmakers to cut back the number...
View ArticleTen Commandments Amendment Could Propel School Vouchers
A push to amend the state Constitution to keep a Ten Commandments monument at the State Capitol could also boost efforts to expand school choice vouchers and education savings accounts in Oklahoma. The...
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Inhofe Amendment Would Track Homeless Students
Nate Robson EDUCATION WATCH BLOG July 15, 2015 An amendment co-sponsored by Sen. Jim Inhofe would track the graduation rates of homeless and foster care students, while the bill it is attached to would...
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White House Tackles School Discipline Rates
Nate Robson EDUCATION WATCH BLOG July 22, 2015 Educators from across the nation were at the White House Wednesday to address the overuse of suspensions and expulsions to discipline minority and special...
View ArticleEducation Department Reconsidering Redactions
The state Department of Education will reconsider a rule they say forced them to redact the graduation rates of nearly 60 percent of the state’s school districts. The state Board of Education is set to...
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Racial Disparities Persist in Gifted Student Programs
Black and Hispanic students are much less likely to be identified as “gifted” than their white and Asian counterparts — a disparity found in Oklahoma that mirrors national statistics on gifted and...
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School Funding Outlook Distressing in an Already Difficult Year
One of the Oklahoma City metro area's largest school districts estimates an upcoming loss in state aid equivalent to 50 teacher salaries. The post School Funding Outlook Distressing in an Already...
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Oklahoma Offering Free ACT, SAT to Students This Fall
Data: Review the most recent available ACT scores all Oklahoma public schools. The post Oklahoma Offering Free ACT, SAT to Students This Fall appeared first on Oklahoma Watch.
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