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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It’s now a familiar tune in Oklahoma — a proposed charter school vying to become the nation’s first publicly funded religious school. -
Oklahomans went to the polls Tuesday to decide their next governor, U.S. senator, attorney general and more. -
Longtime educator Robert Franklin clinched the office of state superintendent with 66% of the vote. -
Oklahomans will vote in dozens of national, statewide and local races – and decide on two state questions – this midterm election. Here is a preview of key items on the Nov. 3 ballot. -
Tuesday, voters will have the opportunity to choose Oklahoma’s next state superintendent. StateImpact’s Beth Wallis talked with Republican candidate Robert Franklin about the future of education in the Sooner State. -
The Oklahoma general election is days away, and education issues are at the top of voters’ minds. StateImpact’s Beth Wallis sat down with the Democratic nominee for state superintendent, Jennettie Marshall. Marshall is a pastor and former Tulsa Public Schools board member. -
A new formula from the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education positions the state’s colleges and universities to compete for a percentage of their state funding allocations. -
One of the state’s largest traditional school districts voted Monday to close 17 sites in response to a $12 million budget shortfall it says stems from declining enrollment. -
As Tulsa Public Schools grapples with a $12 million budget shortfall, its board of education voted Monday night to close 17 schools. -
In a surprising turn of events, the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board rejected the application for what would have been the nation’s first publicly funded religious school Monday.
