Jennifer Palmer

AI detection software is so unreliable it shouldn't be used, Oklahoma's Education Department says. Instead, schools are rethinking how they assign work.

The criminal case against Epic Charter Schools' co-founders is now more than four years old with no trial date set, no arraignment entered and a new attorney general taking office in January. Defense attorneys have delayed the case at every turn, and the next AG will inherit a prosecution of historic complexity and political sensitivity.

Most public school leaders want nothing to do with vouchers. Some organizations are working hard to convince them to participate in a new federal tax credit program or risk being left behind.

Oklahoma City Public Schools opened a $116 million Capitol Hill High School on the city's south side Tuesday, replacing a 1920s building that lacked modern amenities and efficient air conditioning. The new campus serves a predominantly Latino community where 99% of students are economically disadvantaged and half are English-language learners.

An administrator who resigned from the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics after just four months warned its board the school was one serious incident away from a crisis, citing its refusal to adopt Title IX and other federal student protection policies it believes don't apply because it receives no federal funding.

More than two-thirds of Oklahoma county jails have eliminated in-person visitation, replacing face-to-face visits with costly video calls that generate revenue for counties and private contractors.

The Let Kids Play Act, introduced recently by Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pa., aims to shut down predatory practices such as multi-year player contracts, junk fees and stay-to-play requirements.

As the legislature prepares to adjourn for the year, some of the most consequential changes coming to public schools include reading reforms and longer school calendars.

A two-year-old Oklahoma City girl was killed by the family's pitbull in November after a series of missed warnings by her parents, a child welfare system stretched thin by furloughs and unmanageable caseloads, and a doctor who attributed an earlier dog attack to bed springs. Her parents face first-degree murder charges.

When the financial services website WalletHub announced its annual list of states’ education systems, Oklahoma’s ranking became instantly quotable by politicians on all sides.