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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Despite Jewish charter school win, Oklahoma archdiocese says it has ‘no plan’ to advance St. IsidoreAs an Oklahoma Jewish charter school continues forward to becoming the nation’s first state-funded religious school, a Catholic institution that started the fight says it has no plans to try again. -
The State Board of Education approved requests Thursday from 56 districts to reduce library hours or replace supervision with a library aide instead of a certified librarian. -
What would be the nation’s first publicly funded religious school is closer to becoming a reality. A federal judge ruled Thursday the state cannot exclude the Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School from its charter program while its lawsuit moves forward. -
Oklahoma schools are scrambling to find ways to continue serving students after the State Department of Education recently ended a federally funded school meal program. -
The Tenth Circuit Wednesday ruled against a preliminary injunction that prohibited enforcement of certain parts of House Bill 1775, Oklahoma’s law banning certain classroom conversations on race and gender. -
A report released Wednesday by the Oklahoma Center for Education Policy at OU found administrative burdens and state policy inefficiencies hamper Oklahoma charter schools. -
A new report shows Oklahoma has one of the highest rates of homegrown college-educated workforces. That means workers who graduated high school and college in Oklahoma. -
The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association changed a controversial rule regarding student athletes. -
Hall of Fame educator Robert Franklin received the most votes Tuesday for the Republican state superintendent nominee. -
In a tight race, Republicans chose businessman and former State Senator Mike Mazzei as their nominee for governor.
