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Oklahoma Students Exposed To The Coronavirus In School Will No Longer Be Required To Quarantine

By Robby Korth & StateImpact Oklahoma • Jan 12, 2021
Pre-K teacher Elvia Walters heads out the door with a bag with school supplies and an iPad for one of her students Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, at Eugene Field Elementary School, in Oklahoma City.
Sue Ogrocki / AP

Quarantining after a COVID-19 exposure will now be optional in Oklahoma classrooms if students and teachers are wearing a mask.

Oklahoma State Superintendent Of Public Instruction Says Funding Increase Ask Won't Be Enough

By Robby Korth & StateImpact Oklahoma • Jan 12, 2021
Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister answers a question at the Central Oklahoma PPE distribution warehouse where supplies for schools are being distributed Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, in Oklahoma City.
Sue Ogrocki / AP

Oklahoma’s State Board of Education is asking for a funding increase for the state's schools in this year’s legislative session.

Will COVID-19 Pivot In Schools Mean Oklahoma Snow Days Are A Thing Of The Past?

By & StateImpact Oklahoma • Dec 16, 2020
Children look out a window on a snowy day. School cancellations could become a thing of the past thanks to distance learning.
Kelly Sikkema / Unsplash Photo

Craig McVay feels awful about it.

The El Reno Public Schools superintendent said there’s no joy in taking away snow days.

More Than 90% Of Oklahoma School Districts Are Doing Some Kind Of In Person Schooling

By Robby Korth & StateImpact Oklahoma • Aug 27, 2020
Pre-K teacher Elvia Walters heads out the door with a bag with school supplies and an iPad for one of her students Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, at Eugene Field Elementary School, in Oklahoma City.
Sue Ogrocki / AP

More than 90% of Oklahoma school districts are doing some kind of in person schooling. StateImpact’s Robby Korth reports on the effects of in person instruction and how the state is fighting the coronavirus pandemic as it spreads into educational institutions.

When It Comes To Education Spending, Who’s Right?

By & Jennifer Palmer • Feb 12, 2019
Last year, teachers walked out and protested at the State Capitol, demanding a pay raise, which they got. But they also clamored for increased education funding and many are pressing for that again in 2019.
Whitney Bryen / Oklahoma Watch

Last year’s teacher walkout brought a renewed focus on Oklahoma’s financial commitment to public schools.

Decline In School Arts Programs Follows Funding Drop, But Cuts Aren’t Equally Felt

By Emily wendler • Jan 17, 2019
Emily Wendler / StatImpact Oklahoma

The Wanette School District is nestled in a rural stretch of Oklahoma about 30 miles southeast of Norman.

For a long time, high school juniors and seniors had a dedicated art teacher who taught class five days a week. They would paint, sketch and learn ceramics. That all changed five years ago after budget cuts forced district officials to eliminate the class.

Virtual Charter School’s Founders Ramp Up Political Contributions

By & Jennifer Palmer • Dec 3, 2018
Epic Virtual Charter School’s dramatic growth has been driven in part by marketing efforts such as creating a children’s play area at Penn Square Mall in Oklahoma City.
Mashiur Rahaman / Oklahoma Watch

Leaders of the state’s largest virtual charter school contributed at least $145,000 total to the campaigns of dozens of candidates this year, records reveal, a show of increasing political muscle as the school is experiencing dramatic growth.

Group Unveils Proposed Changes To How Oklahoma Funds Schools

By & Jennifer Palmer • Sep 25, 2018
Students work on computers in a John Rex Charter Middle School classroom at the Myriad Gardens complex in Oklahoma City.
Whitney Bryen / Oklahoma Watch

Oklahoma is moving closer to changing the way it funds schools after a yearlong look at the education funding formula by a group of lawmakers and educators.

Capitol Insider: Oklahoma Teacher Walkouts, Now And Then

By Storme Jones • Mar 9, 2018
David Longstreath / AP Photo

A successful teacher walkout in West Virginia has brought the topic of teacher pay to the forefront of public conversation. However, leaders at the Oklahoma Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union, says the impending shutdown of Oklahoma schools has been the the works for some time. And it’s happened in Oklahoma before.