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Birth Rates, School Choice Contribute to Falling Enrollment
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Birth Rates, School Choice Contribute to Falling Enrollment - Oklahoma Watch
There were 10,000 fewer students enrolled in Oklahoma public schools this year compared to last year, a dip of 1.5%. Observers say falling birth rates are the main culprit.
https://oklahomawatch.org/2026/01/28/birth-rates-school-choice-contribute-to-falling-enrollment/
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Summer interns wanted. Come join the best newsroom in Oklahoma!
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Jobs at Oklahoma Watch - Oklahoma Watch
We do not have any staff positions available at this time, but freelance investigative journalists are welcome to submit story pitches to
[email protected]
. We are interested in investigative...
https://oklahomawatch.org/jobs-at-oklahoma-watch/
17 days ago
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From Surplus to Crisis: Epic Charter's Budget Collapse Prompts Forensic Investigation
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From Surplus to Crisis: Epic Charter's Budget Collapse Prompts Forensic Investigation - Oklahoma Watch
Records obtained by Oklahoma Watch, including emails and text messages, offer a window into the chaotic months before Epic Charter Schools, the stateās largest online school, shed hundreds of jobs, ma...
https://oklahomawatch.org/2026/01/08/from-surplus-to-crisis-epic-charters-budget-collapse-prompts-forensic-investigation/
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Domestic Violence Board Chairman Resigns in Protest
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Domestic Violence Board Chairman Resigns in Protest - Oklahoma Watch
A decision by the stateās domestic violence board exposed a rift over how a mandatory protective tool is to be used and led chairman and domestic violence advocate Brandon Pasley to resign.
https://oklahomawatch.org/2025/11/24/domestic-violence-board-chairman-resigns-in-protest/
3 months ago
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Dozens of Lawsuits and Hundreds of TV Appearances: A Look Back at Superintendent Walters Tenure
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Dozens of Lawsuits and Hundreds of TV Appearances: A Look Back at Superintendent Walters Tenure - Oklahoma Watch
Ryan Walters grabbed headlines throughout his tenure as the state schools chief, racking up dozens of lawsuits over his controversial policies.
https://oklahomawatch.org/2025/10/01/dozens-of-lawsuits-and-hundreds-of-tv-appearances-a-look-back-at-superintendent-walters-tenure/
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Split Decision Halts Oklahomaās Plan to Open Religious Charter School
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Split Decision Halts Oklahomaās Plan to Open Religious Charter School - Oklahoma Watch
The U.S. Supreme Court deadlocked on St. Isidore, the nationās first publicly funded religious charter school, letting the state supreme courtās decision stand.
https://oklahomawatch.org/2025/05/22/split-decision-halts-oklahomas-plan-to-open-religious-charter-school/
9 months ago
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Oklahoma Public School Enrollment: What the Latest Data Tells Us
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Oklahoma Public School Enrollment: What the Latest Data Tells Us - Oklahoma Watch
There were 697,358 students counted on Oct. 1, 2024, according to the Oklahoma Department of Education. Thatās down 0.2% from 2023, and 0.9% lower than the all-time high of 703,650 set in 2019, before...
https://oklahomawatch.org/2025/05/20/oklahoma-public-school-enrollment-what-the-latest-data-tells-us/
9 months ago
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Governor appoints retired Edmond teacher to Oklahoma State Board of Education
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Governor appoints retired Edmond teacher to Oklahoma State Board of Education ā¢ Oklahoma Voice
Gov. Kevin Stitt's appointee, if confirmed by the Senate, would fill a board seat that has been vacant for two years.
https://oklahomavoice.com/2025/04/28/governor-appoints-retired-edmond-teacher-to-oklahoma-state-board-of-education/
10 months ago
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Waltersā New Hires Steeped in Politics, Not Education
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Waltersā New Hires Steeped in Politics, Not Education - Oklahoma Watch
Is Superintendent Ryan Walters building a campaign team on his agencyās payroll? The Department of Educationās latest hires have resumes stacked with experience in political consulting.
https://oklahomawatch.org/2025/04/23/walters-new-hires-steeped-in-politics-not-education/
10 months ago
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Oklahoma federal judge tosses former teacherās lawsuit against Walters
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Oklahoma federal judge tosses former teacherās lawsuit against Walters ā¢ Oklahoma Voice
An Oklahoma City federal judge threw out a defamation lawsuit filed against state Superintendent Ryan Walters.
https://oklahomavoice.com/2025/04/10/oklahoma-federal-judge-tosses-former-teachers-lawsuit-against-walters/
10 months ago
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NAEP, the Nation's Report Card, was supposed to be safe. It's not
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NAEP, the Nation's Report Card, was supposed to be safe. It's not
Funding pauses, layoffs and looming budget cuts threaten a critical test
https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-naep-not-safe/
10 months ago
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Free speech cases in Lawton and Norman reveal how a toxic national discourse trickles down onto local politics.
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Free Speech in Crisis - Oklahoma Watch
Two Oklahomans were recently jailed in separate cases for posting untrue statements about someone who took exception. Both used an archaic state law that makes libel a crime.
https://oklahomawatch.org/2025/04/02/free-speech-in-crisis/
11 months ago
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The deal is taking place all over the country, in volleyball and softball and hockey and soccer: Travel to our tournament and, unless you stay in one of our partner hotels, your kid doesnāt play.
oklahomawatch.org/2025/03/13/f...
11 months ago
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Education Department Seeks to Buy Bible Lessons for Elementary Kids
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Education Department Seeks to Buy Bible Lessons for Elementary Kids - Oklahoma Watch
The Oklahoma Department of Education initiated a new vendor search to purchase materials containing Bible-infused character lessons for elementary-aged students.
https://oklahomawatch.org/2025/02/21/education-department-seeks-to-buy-bible-lessons-for-elementary-kids/
12 months ago
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New Book Says Thereās More to Holding Studentsā Attention Than Silencing Phones
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New Book Says Thereās More to Holding Studentsā Attention Than Silencing Phones
From the myth of multitasking to āattention contagion,ā high school teacher Blake Havard hopes to arm educators with the tools of cognitive science.
https://www.the74million.org/article/new-book-says-theres-more-to-holding-students-attention-than-silencing-phones/
about 1 year ago
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Stuck at the Bottom: Oklahoma Reading and Math Scores Stagnate
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Stuck at the Bottom: Oklahoma Reading and Math Scores Stagnate - Oklahoma Watch
Oklahoma studentsā scores in reading and math stagnated in 2024 and remained well below the U.S. average, according to national test results released this week.
https://oklahomawatch.org/2025/01/31/stuck-at-the-bottom-oklahoma-reading-and-math-scores-stagnate/
about 1 year ago
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Oklahoma Plan to Check Parentsā Citizenship Could Keep Kids from Going to School
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Oklahoma Plan to Check Parentsā Citizenship Could Keep Kids from Going to School
The move comes as State Superintendent Ryan Walters sued two Biden administration officials Tuesday over border policies.
https://www.the74million.org/article/oklahoma-plan-to-check-parents-citizenship-could-keep-kids-from-going-to-school/
about 1 year ago
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Wendy Suares
about 1 year ago
JUST IN- Edmond Schools Superintendent Angela Gruenwald announces she's leaving at the end of the school year.
www.edmondschools.net/article/1945...
The district has come under direct fire in recent years by State Superintendent Ryan Walters...
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Governorās office pushes back on reporting of high school graduation requirement change idea
Gov. Kevin Stittās office is pushing back on comments it says were taken out of context from an Oklahoma City news station story about changes to high school graduation requirements.
https://www.kgou.org/education/2025-01-02/governors-office-pushes-back-on-reporting-of-high-school-graduation-requirement-change-idea?emci=4d796b35-ecc9-ef11-88d0-0022482a9b45&emdi=768d24fd-f0c9-ef11-88d0-0022482a9b45&ceid=1105042
about 1 year ago
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/m...
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The Tiny Oklahoma School Trying to Bring Religion Back to Classrooms (Gift Article)
Officials in Oklahoma are laying the groundwork to push Christianity into public schools.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/magazine/religion-oklahoma-public-schools.html?unlocked_article_code=1.g04.xCUE.h8sSpo5g-UYt&smid=bs-share
about 1 year ago
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Paul Monies
about 1 year ago
I'm a sucker for courtroom sketches. I'm glad KFOR-TV had an artist in the courtroom for the First Amendment case that settled yesterday in federal court in Oklahoma City.
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Despite escalating attention-grabbing moves, Superintendent Walters passed over for secretary of education.
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Trump picks Linda McMahon to lead, and possibly dismantle, Education Department
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Trump picks Linda McMahon to lead, and possibly dismantle, Education Department - The Hechinger Report
This story was produced by Chalkbeat and reprinted with permission. Former professional wrestling executive and billionaire Linda McMahon is President-elect Donald Trumpās pick to lead the U.S. Depart...
https://hechingerreport.org/trump-picks-linda-mcmahon-to-lead-and-possibly-dismantle-education-department/
about 1 year ago
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