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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.

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.

U.S. Supreme Court decision upholds Oklahoma transgender athlete law

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in a transgender athlete case affirms state law in more than two dozen states, including Oklahoma.

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,…

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 House and Senate welcome new members

New and re-elected members of the Oklahoma House and Senate have been sworn in with their colleagues as the 2025 Oklahoma legislature begins to take shape.

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…

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…

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…

Davis Correctional Facility in Holdenville is one of two private prisons in Oklahoma.

Stabbings soar at Southeast Oklahoma private prison

Stabbings at the Holdenville prison through July more than tripled since 2021, according to Hughes County emergency medical services call data.

KGOU recognized for outstanding work with Oklahoma SPJ awards

KGOU and StateImpact Oklahoma reporters and producers scored 18 awards in the Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalists awards, as determined by journalism peers.

Nancy Novosad, a pre-K teacher's aide at Ranchwood Elementary in Yukon, reads to students on April 26.

National preschool enrollment surged last year; Oklahoma’s continued to fall

A new national report ranks Oklahoma fifth in preschool access for 4-year-olds, but researchers say public awareness needs to be heightened to help restore the program’s reach to prepandemic levels.

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