Education Week: Oklahoma

K-12 Scorecard Mixed as State Lawmakers Finish

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

Some states hiked education aid in recent legislative sessions, but other K-12 issues also competed for lawmakers' attention.

Oklahoma Scholarships Ruled Unconstitutional

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:04:00 -0400

A 2010 Oklahoma law that authorizes state-financed scholarships for children with certain disabilities to attend private schools is unconstitutional.

More States Retaining Struggling 3rd Graders

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:03:00 -0400

As increasing numbers of states move to end social promotion, some are also including interventions to help students learn to read.

States Mulling Creativity Indexes for Schools

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:02:00 -0500

California, Massachusetts, and Oklahoma are working on ways to promote, and measure, creativity and innovation in their schools.

Parents Drop Suit Over Vouchers for Students With Disabilities

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:11:00 -0500

The action leaves in doubt a challenge to the constitutionality of an Oklahoma law providing vouchers to help children with disabilities attend private schools.

Courthouses Rife With Education Policy Battles

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:09:00 -0400

After suffering legislative setbacks, unions and other critics of states' new education laws sue to overturn them.

Online Schooling Seeing Explosive Growth in Oklahoma

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:08:00 -0400

An analysis shows that the number of Oklahoma public school students doing schoolwork through computer-based programs has increased nearly 400 percent over three years.

Pearson Blamed for Test Delays

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:08:00 -0400

Oklahoma schools Superintendent Janet Barresi called for a review of the state’s contract with New York City-based testing company.

Power Stripped From Okla. Board

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:04:00 -0400

Gov. Mary Fallin, a Republican, has signed a bill stripping most power from the seven-member, appointed Oklahoma board of education, including its authority to develop the budget for public schools.

Okla. Lawmakers Rethinking State Board of Education

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:03:00 -0400

Oklahoma legislators are considering a plan to remove the six appointed members of the state board of education and replace them with the governor, the attorney general, and the secretary of state.

Oklahoma Legislature May Eliminate State Board of Education as It Exists Today

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:03:00 -0500

Oklahoma would be in a class by itself if lawmakers approve a plan to remove the six appointed members of the state Education Board and replace them with statewide officials.

Districts Must Pay for Special Ed. Tuition

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:01:00 -0500

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has ordered three school districts to obey a law requiring districts to pay for private school tuition for special education students.

Okla. Must Fund Pensions

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:12:00 -0500

Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson has advised the state board of education that it must fund the teacher pension system, following the boards attempt to not pay $35 million into the program.

Voters Grapple with Ballot Measures on Education

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:11:00 -0400

A bid to loosen Florida’s class-size limits headed toward defeat, as did dueling measures in Oklahoma that centered on school funding.

Okla. Districts Balk at Special Education Vouchers

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:10:00 -0400

Four Tulsa-area districts say they won't comply with a new state law providing private-school scholarship money for students with disabilities.