Nuria Martinez-Keel

After two years of reviewing evidence, hearing testimony and enduring lengthy delays, an Oklahoma County judge has decided the major embezzlement and racketeering case against the co-founders of Epic Charter School can continue to trial.

A $2,000 teacher salary increase advancing through the Legislature has raised concerns among school district leaders of whether state funding will support its total cost.

A permanent ban on student use of cellphones in public schools is on its way to the governor’s desk.

An overhaul of early childhood reading laws, including a requirement that struggling readers repeat third grade, now heads to Gov. Kevin Stitt’s desk.

Sweeping changes to public school reading policies, including having struggling readers repeat third grade, overwhelmingly passed the state House on Monday.

Several months have passed since public comment was last included on a board agenda.

After a year of controversy and upheaval, a more neutral set of academic standards for social studies instruction will advance to the state Legislature after receiving approval from the Oklahoma State Board of Education.

Top-priority literacy bills overwhelmingly passed the Oklahoma House and Senate on Wednesday, as leaders in both chambers inch closer to a policy agreement.

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.