education

EPA awards Oklahoma $29 million for school districts to upgrade to greener, zero emissions school buses

Nyk Daniels

Several Oklahoma school districts have been awarded federal money to purchase new school buses as part of the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program.

Study finds Oklahoma teacher pay gap is second highest in the nation

Robby Korth, SIO

Politics and Government

A bill to prioritize scholarships for Tulsa Race Massacre descendants passes through Oklahoma House

Robby Korth, SIO

A bill that enhances a college scholarship program intended for the descendants of survivors and victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre passed in the House Monday.

StateImpact Oklahoma

Medicaid, marijuana, and culture wars: StateImpact Oklahoma discusses the upcoming legislative session

StateImpact Oklahoma

The Oklahoma Legislature is back in session on Feb. 7. Managing editor Logan Layden led a discussion with the StateImpact Oklahoma reporters on what they’ll be covering

Megan Lambert, Legal Services Director for ACLU of Oklahoma

Education

ACLU lawyer discusses challenge to Oklahoma’s critical race theory ban

Robby Korth, SIO

Why is a coalition of educators and civil rights groups challenging Oklahoma's law?

Education

Teaching during a pandemic: one Oklahoma educator shares his experience

Beth Wallis

Ted Hartley, a teacher at Harding Fine Arts Academy in Oklahoma City decided to join the family business, teaching, after a 35-year-long career as a software engineer.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister address the media during a press conference March 12, 2020 about COVID-19 and the potential for school closures.

Education

Hofmeister: School Boards ‘Best Suited To Address’ Masking In Schools

Robby Korth, SIO

StateImpact discussed masking and a letter from the Biden administration admonishing the state's limit on universal masking in schools.

Stilwell Superintendent Geri Gilstrap originally recommended the district start the school year with distance learning, but the Stilwell Board of Education voted in favor of the community's wishes to reopen in-person classes.

School District-wide Mask Mandates Are Unlikely This Fall In Oklahoma. But What About In Individual Classrooms?

Robby Korth, SIO

A new state law prohibits school districts from mandating students wear masks. But what about individual teachers in their own classrooms?

State schools superintendent Joy Hofmeister addresses the media at a conference in May outside Cesar Chavez Elementary School in Oklahoma City. In the wake of legislation blocking mask mandates and vaccine requirements in schools, she urges districts to take advantage of $100 million in grants to pay for COVID testing and school nurses. "We've lost local control with the new law," she told the Tulsa World. "But it means we need to lean more heavily on the other mitigation strategies."

With ‘Normal’ School Year Looking Less Likely, Educators and Health Pros Brace for Return to Class

Robby Korth, SIO

Doctors and educators agree: More young people need to get vaccinated.

As New School Year Approaches, Delta Variant Causing COVID-19 Concerns To Rise In Oklahoma

Nyk Daniels

The Delta variant of COVID-19 continues to spread, and health experts say the new variant is more transmissible. With the new school year starting next month, at least one Oklahoma doctor is worried.