Beth Wallis
StateImpact Oklahoma Education ReporterBeth Wallis holds a journalism degree from the University of Oklahoma. Originally from Tulsa, she also graduated from Oklahoma State University with a bachelor's degree in music education and a master's degree in conducting performance. She was a band director at a public school for five years.
Beth is an alumnus of the Carnegie-Knight News21 Fellowship and NPR Next Generation Radio. She's been recognized for her work by the Hearst Awards, the Society of Professional Journalists, the Associated Collegiate Press and the Oklahoma Broadcast Education Association. She was awarded Best Podcast from the Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalists for her series "At the Seams," which explores Norman's relationships with political division, police funding and its own racial history.
Beth enjoys hiking, playing with her four dogs and discovering new favorite musical artists.
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Pending federal approval, schools could recoup more Medicaid dollars from providing services like occupational and speech therapy, and behavioral health supports to eligible students. -
Amid the controversy from allegations of nude women on State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ office television, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services has new details on the specs of the TV and a law enforcement probe is expanding. -
OMES refers investigation into reports of nude images on Ryan Walters' TV to Oklahoma County SheriffIn the aftermath of allegations of nude women on State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ office television, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services has referred the investigation to the county sheriff. -
State officials are sounding off on allegations from State Board of Education members about nude images on a television in State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ office. -
State Superintendent Ryan Walters told board members at a Thursday State Board of Education meeting his department will continue to pursue new initiatives announced this summer, despite backlash.
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State Superintendent Ryan Walters wants the Oklahoma Supreme Court to lift a pause in a lawsuit that opposes purchasing Bibles for classrooms and Biblical supplemental material. -
The Statewide Charter School Board is calling for an investigative audit of Epic Charter Schools. -
Plaintiffs opposing the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School announced Monday they are dropping their lawsuit following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. -
State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced Wednesday Oklahoma will withhold certificates from teachers from “woke” states who do not pass a new ideology test developed by PragerU.
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State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced a mandate Monday for districts to immediately submit new budgets to pay for all students’ school meals.
