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Oklahoma Native American students ranked first in the nation in reading, math and combined achievement in 2024, a result researchers link to aggressive student identification practices and robust Johnson-O'Malley program support. But flat federal funding despite a growing number of eligible students is threatening the programs that helped drive that success.

Oklahoma Watch, Aug. 21, 2024

Teacher shortages continue to increase across the state despite small progress made last session via legislation that would allow alternative…

Late last week the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $55 million in Indian Community Development Block Grants to 75 Native American…

The most powerful of the twisters touched down north of Little Rock and tore an 80-mile path through the area. At least 14 people have died.

Oklahoma City school leaders announced they wanted the community to decide whether to change the names of four schools, only to find that some important details about the schools may be lost to time.

The Oklahoma legislature passed a bill that bans virtually all abortions. The measure would make performing an abortion a felony with a 10-year prison term — except to save the woman's life.

Saturday marks the 30th anniversary of the Oklahoma city bombing. The city held a commemorative service for the 168 victims.

A federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit filed on behalf of an Oklahoma woman who says she wasn't hired by Abercrombie & Fitch because her…

The Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services faces a 1.2 percent cut after budget negotiations for the 2015 fiscal year concluded with lawmakers and…

A new chief of the third-largest Native American tribe in the United States has been sworn in.Gary Batton was sworn in as chief of the Choctaw Nation…

A decade ago, Oklahoma was the poster child for states with a crumbling infrastructure.About one-third of the state's bridges were structurally deficient,…