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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Glencoe Public Schools filed a suit in Payne County District Court Thursday against the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association over its decision to disallow some students from playing basketball due to an alleged rule violation. -
Last week, State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced Oklahoma districts would no longer be required to administer current end-of-the-year math and English tests for third- through eighth-grade. -
Ryan Walters proposes pulling Oklahoma's testing requirement, department asking for federal approvalState Superintendent Ryan Walters says Oklahoma schools will no longer need to use current end-of-the-year math and English Language Arts tests used for third- through eighth-graders. But, Walters’ authority to wipe away the requirement is under question. -
During the late summer and early fall before the next legislative session ramps up, lawmakers will explore issues in interim studies that may turn into bills. -
Public comment closes Friday for proposed ‘teacher effectiveness’ metric on Oklahoma A-F Report CardLawmakers passed a bill this spring to remove chronic absenteeism from Oklahoma schools’ A-F report cards. But the plan from the state department to replace the metric is drawing controversy. -
Oklahoma House Speaker Kyle Hilbert said in a Tuesday news release an incident involving allegations of nude images on State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ office television at a July State Board of Education meeting was a “bizarre accident,” according to a review. -
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.
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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.
