Robby Korth, SIO
StateImpact Oklahoma ReporterRobby Korth grew up in Ardmore, Oklahoma and Fayetteville, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Nebraska with a journalism degree.
Robby has reported for several newspapers, most recently covering higher education and other topics for The Roanoke Times in southwest Virginia. While there, he co-created the 2018 podcast Septic, spending a year reporting on the story of a missing five-year-old boy, the discovery of his body in a septic tank a few days after his disappearance, and the subsequent court trial of his mother. Although it was of particular interest to residents in Virginia, the podcast gained a larger audience, named as a New and Noteworthy podcast by Apple.
On a personal note, Robby loves trivia games and won his elementary school's geography bee in 5th grade.
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Oklahoma State Superintendent and Democratic candidate for Governor Joy Hofmeister is calling for teachers to get a $5,000 raise.
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More than 20 Republican governors signed a letter to the Biden administration criticizing his plan to pay off student loan debt for millions of borrowers.
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A new poll released Tuesday shows incumbent Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has a razor-thin lead on his opponent, State Superintendent Joy Hofmiester.
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A new poll released Monday shows a Democrat ahead of her Republican opponent in the race for State Superintendent.
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Late last week 14 Oklahoma GOP lawmakers called for the State Department of Education to investigate a former Norman teacher for potentially violating House Bill 1775.
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StateImpact Oklahoma has put together this FAQ guide about what teaching is like since House Bill 1775 was passed.
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Three Oklahoma students are suing the state over its law that bars transgender students from using the bathroom corresponding with their gender identity.
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Sharing Indigenous Oklahoma stories at Field Museum exhibit ‘really inspiring’ for Stilwell studentsStateImpact is on a tour around Oklahoma to gather voices, stories and more from youth.
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Former Norman High School English teacher Summer Boismier has repeatedly and publicly acknowledged she shared a QR code with students encouraging them to read banned books.
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More than 2,500 teachers are teaching with an emergency certificate in the early days of school across Oklahoma.