Oklahoma Senate alters education bills after threats from the House
House Speaker Charles McCall has vowed to kill any Senate education bills over changes.
McCall tells Senate ‘hands off’ the House’s education package
House Speaker Charles McCall gave a stern warning to the Senate on Thursday: Hear the House’s education package “as is,” or any Senate education bills will be dead on arrival when they come to the House.
Oklahoma Watch: Oklahoma Attorney General says vendor not to blame for misspent education relief funds
Gentner Drummond says his investigation into misuse of pandemic funds will now focus on individuals.
Ryan Walters steps down from nonprofit role that drew scrutiny
Incoming State Superintendent of Schools Ryan Walters has tendered his resignation from the helm of a nonprofit whose donors include advocates for education privatization and charter schools.
Stitt has vowed to revive a private school voucher plan, but details are scarce
Similar programs in other states have seen legal challenges and criticisms that they mostly benefit the wealthy.
Why Governor Stitt’s second round of education relief funding remains unspent
Auditors found problems with Oklahoma’s COVID-19 relief programs for students. It’s causing delays in spending additional funds.
State Department of Education now admits audio from a Tulsa teacher training was the same as the slides
The Board of Education voted to downgrade Tulsa schools’ accreditation status without reviewing the evidence.
State sues Florida company over management of federal COVID relief program for students
Lax oversight of Gov. Stitt’s Bridge the Gap Digital Wallet program allowed parents to spend educational funds on TVs and other items. Oklahoma officials on Friday filed a lawsuit against ClassWallet, which it hired to handle the program.
