Nuria Martinez-Keel

Legal efforts to found the nation’s first religious charter school in Oklahoma have reignited, with a rejected Jewish charter school and a former U.S. congressman filing a lawsuit against the state Tuesday.

Discussions are underway at Oklahoma City Public Schools about a potential name change for Cesar Chavez Elementary in light of sexual assault allegations against the labor movement leader.

Early literacy has risen to the top of state lawmakers’ priorities for their 2026 legislative session, generating discussions and disagreement across the state about what policy changes and resources are necessary to improve children’s reading levels.

Attorney General Gentner Drummond again took a state board to court over its vote on a religious charter school.

House lawmakers advanced legislation Wednesday that would ban any Oklahoma state government entity, including public schools, from recognizing Pride Month and from displaying LGBTQ+ pride flags.

As Oklahoma public schools continue to suffer from a teacher shortage, the state Senate passed bills to entice future educators and limit use of uncertified instructors.

Despite rejecting a Jewish charter school a second time, an Oklahoma state board is preparing to argue in the school’s favor in court.

An Oklahoma Senate plan to fund education initiatives with money designated for teacher pensions has drawn mixed reactions in the week since Republican leaders unveiled it.

A tense final day of witness testimony brought an unusually lengthy preliminary hearing to a close for the co-founders of Epic Charter School.

A leading Republican candidate in Oklahoma’s 2026 state superintendent race has withdrawn.