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Poor Attendance Hurts Oklahoma Students’ Test Scores

Missed class time means lower test scores for Oklahoma students, and large shares of students are missing class before taking a key national test,…

The CDC provides laboratory test kits for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, which causes the COVID-19 disease.

Oklahoma Pulls Back On Releasing Coronavirus Data

Oklahoma officials are expected to sharply curtail release of information related to the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday, taking down the numbers of…

Oklahoma’s Jail Mortality Rate Ranks Second In Nation

Deaths in Oklahoma’s largest county jails have trended upward over the past decade, an indication that some inmates aren’t receiving adequate medical and…

New group seeks changes in Oklahoma closed primary system

In an effort to increase voter participation and lessen partisanship, an Oklahoma group is pushing for electoral reforms that would change Oklahoma primary elections.

Karlos Hill, associate professor and chair of the Clara Luper Department of African and African-American Studies at the University of Oklahoma.

How Oklahoma’s classroom curriculum bans affect Black educators and families

For the last year Oklahoma Republicans have derided Critical Race Theory as a racist way of teaching that discriminates against white students. It’s been a difficult debate to watch for at least one Black father and scholar of the subject.

State of Oklahoma enters new fiscal year with large increase in gross revenues

In spite of nagging inflation, Oklahoma enters the 2023 fiscal year in strong financial shape, according to State Treasurer Randy McDaniel's annual gross revenue report.

Five Oklahoma Counties In U.S. Top 100

Five counties in Oklahoma are among the nation’s fastest-growing, according to a newly released compilation by the U.S. Census Bureau.Custer, Canadian,…

Capitol Insider: Oklahoma House Will Not Hear Senate School Choice Bill

In a surprise move for the first week of the legislative session, Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Charles McCall has announced a school choice bill authored by Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat will not be heard in the House.

Where Trump Gained And Lost Support In Oklahoma

Despite netting almost 250,000 more votes in the state than he did in 2016, President Donald Trump saw only a slight uptick in his share of Oklahoma’s…

Oklahoma Contractor Indicted On Federal Charges

The founder and president of an Oklahoma defense contractor has been indicted on federal charges in connection with the sale of a paint remover to Tinker…

State Superintendent Janet Barresi during an April 2014 press conference announcing problems with the state's standardized testing vendor.

Glitches Prompt Suspension Of Oklahoma Tests... Again

Updated at 2:26 p.m. after a State Department of Education press conference.For the second consecutive year, standardized testing for Oklahoma students…

The death chamber at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.

Oklahoma Double Execution Set For Tuesday

Two death row inmates who sued the state Department of Corrections over the secrecy surrounding its execution protocol are scheduled to die this week in…

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