Head Start

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Oklahoma AG celebrates suspension of vaccine mandate for Head Start teachers

Robby Korth, SIO

Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor touted a victory in federal court over the weekend that suspends a vaccine mandate for Head Start workers.

Politics and Government

Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor joins 24-state lawsuit to block President Biden’s Head Start COVID-19 mandates

Nyk Daniels

Oklahoma Attorney General John O’ Connor has joined a multi-state lawsuit to block President Biden’s mandate for COVID-19 precautions within Head Start programs.

Shartara Wallace picks up her son James, 4, from preschool in Tulsa, Okla., in 2014.

Education

Research On Tulsa's Head Start Program Finds Lasting Gains

Claudio Sanchez

Deborah Phillips at Georgetown University has spent more than a decade studying preschool programs in Oklahoma. Her latest research found strong gains in some areas, but slow progress in others.

Education

Study: Tulsa Head Start Program Produces Lasting Positive Effects

An analysis of participants in a Tulsa Head Start program found many indicators that the federal early-education program works — and the positive effects…