StateImpact Oklahoma
Thursdays at 6:45 a.m., repeated throughout the day at 8:45 a.m., 12:35 p.m., 4:44 p.m. and 6:44 p.m.
StateImpact Oklahoma reports on education, health, environment, and the intersection of government and everyday Oklahomans. It's a reporting project and collaboration of KGOU, KOSU, KWGS and KCCU, with broadcasts heard on these NPR Member stations.
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The Tenth Circuit Wednesday ruled against a preliminary injunction that prohibited enforcement of certain parts of House Bill 1775, Oklahoma’s law banning certain classroom conversations on race and gender.
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Residents at a private lake community near Hinton are watching their lake shrink and their wells dwindle. They blame unpermitted dams upstream, while state regulators point to a tangle of factors.
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A report released Wednesday by the Oklahoma Center for Education Policy at OU found administrative burdens and state policy inefficiencies hamper Oklahoma charter schools.
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The Sam the I Can Man Foundation has awarded 99 grants totaling more than $200,000 since it launched in March of last year.
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The yellow letters were mailed to Oklahomans with coverage under the state’s voter-approved Medicaid eligibility expansion, which includes adults making up to 138% of the federal poverty level, or $22,025.
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Oklahoma City Public Schools and Metro Technology Centers are teaming up to help students explore healthcare careers without leaving their high schools. The partnership will support students in meeting new graduation requirements.
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Soaring bills during summer heat and a pending rate case fueled a petition circulating online.
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A new report shows Oklahoma has one of the highest rates of homegrown college-educated workforces. That means workers who graduated high school and college in Oklahoma.