Birth Rates, School Choice Contribute to Falling Enrollment - Oklahoma Watch There were 10,000 fewer students enrolled in Oklahoma public schools this year compared to last year, a dip of 1.5%. Observers say falling birth rates are the main culprit.

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From Surplus to Crisis: Epic Charter's Budget Collapse Prompts Forensic Investigation - Oklahoma Watch Records obtained by Oklahoma Watch, including emails and text messages, offer a window into the chaotic months before Epic Charter Schools, the state’s largest online school, shed hundreds of jobs, ma...

From Surplus to Crisis: Epic Charter's Budget Collapse Prompts Forensic Investigation oklahomawatch.org/2026/01/08/f...

Domestic Violence Board Chairman Resigns in Protest - Oklahoma Watch A decision by the state’s domestic violence board exposed a rift over how a mandatory protective tool is to be used and led chairman and domestic violence advocate Brandon Pasley to resign.

Domestic Violence Board Chairman Resigns in Protest oklahomawatch.org/2025/11/24/d...

Dozens of Lawsuits and Hundreds of TV Appearances: A Look Back at Superintendent Walters Tenure - Oklahoma Watch Ryan Walters grabbed headlines throughout his tenure as the state schools chief, racking up dozens of lawsuits over his controversial policies.

Dozens of Lawsuits and Hundreds of TV Appearances: A Look Back at Superintendent Walters Tenure oklahomawatch.org/2025/10/01/d...

Split Decision Halts Oklahoma’s Plan to Open Religious Charter School - Oklahoma Watch The U.S. Supreme Court deadlocked on St. Isidore, the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school, letting the state supreme court’s decision stand.

Split Decision Halts Oklahoma’s Plan to Open Religious Charter School oklahomawatch.org/2025/05/22/s...

Oklahoma Public School Enrollment: What the Latest Data Tells Us - Oklahoma Watch There were 697,358 students counted on Oct. 1, 2024, according to the Oklahoma Department of Education. That’s down 0.2% from 2023, and 0.9% lower than the all-time high of 703,650 set in 2019, before...

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Governor appoints retired Edmond teacher to Oklahoma State Board of Education • Oklahoma Voice Gov. Kevin Stitt's appointee, if confirmed by the Senate, would fill a board seat that has been vacant for two years.

Governor appoints retired Edmond teacher to Oklahoma State Board of Education oklahomavoice.com/2025/04/28/g...

Walters’ New Hires Steeped in Politics, Not Education - Oklahoma Watch Is Superintendent Ryan Walters building a campaign team on his agency’s payroll? The Department of Education’s latest hires have resumes stacked with experience in political consulting.

Walters’ New Hires Steeped in Politics, Not Education oklahomawatch.org/2025/04/23/w...

Oklahoma federal judge tosses former teacher’s lawsuit against Walters • Oklahoma Voice An Oklahoma City federal judge threw out a defamation lawsuit filed against state Superintendent Ryan Walters.

Oklahoma federal judge tosses former teacher’s lawsuit against Walters oklahomavoice.com/2025/04/10/o...

NAEP, the Nation's Report Card, was supposed to be safe. It's not Funding pauses, layoffs and looming budget cuts threaten a critical test

NAEP, the Nation's Report Card, was supposed to be safe. It's not hechingerreport.org/proof-points...

Free Speech in Crisis - Oklahoma Watch Two Oklahomans were recently jailed in separate cases for posting untrue statements about someone who took exception. Both used an archaic state law that makes libel a crime.

Free speech cases in Lawton and Norman reveal how a toxic national discourse trickles down onto local politics. oklahomawatch.org/2025/04/02/f...

The deal is taking place all over the country, in volleyball and softball and hockey and soccer: Travel to our tournament and, unless you stay in one of our partner hotels, your kid doesn’t play.

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Education Department Seeks to Buy Bible Lessons for Elementary Kids - Oklahoma Watch The Oklahoma Department of Education initiated a new vendor search to purchase materials containing Bible-infused character lessons for elementary-aged students.

Education Department Seeks to Buy Bible Lessons for Elementary Kids oklahomawatch.org/2025/02/21/e...

New Book Says There’s More to Holding Students’ Attention Than Silencing Phones From the myth of multitasking to ‘attention contagion,’ high school teacher Blake Havard hopes to arm educators with the tools of cognitive science.

New Book Says There’s More to Holding Students’ Attention Than Silencing Phones www.the74million.org/article/new-...

Stuck at the Bottom: Oklahoma Reading and Math Scores Stagnate - Oklahoma Watch Oklahoma students’ scores in reading and math stagnated in 2024 and remained well below the U.S. average, according to national test results released this week.

Stuck at the Bottom: Oklahoma Reading and Math Scores Stagnate oklahomawatch.org/2025/01/31/s...

Oklahoma Plan to Check Parents’ Citizenship Could Keep Kids from Going to School The move comes as State Superintendent Ryan Walters sued two Biden administration officials Tuesday over border policies.

Oklahoma Plan to Check Parents’ Citizenship Could Keep Kids from Going to School www.the74million.org/article/okla...

JUST IN- Edmond Schools Superintendent Angela Gruenwald announces she's leaving at the end of the school year.
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Governor’s office pushes back on reporting of high school graduation requirement change idea Gov. Kevin Stitt’s office is pushing back on comments it says were taken out of context from an Oklahoma City news station story about changes to high school graduation requirements.

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The Tiny Oklahoma School Trying to Bring Religion Back to Classrooms (Gift Article) Officials in Oklahoma are laying the groundwork to push Christianity into public schools.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/m...

Dan Isett, spokesman for Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters, folds his arms during settlement discussions in federal court on First Amendment violations by the State Department of Education.

Ryan Walters, Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and his spokesman, Dan Isett, listen during settlement discussions in federal court on First Amendment violations by the State Department of Education.

I'm a sucker for courtroom sketches. I'm glad KFOR-TV had an artist in the courtroom for the First Amendment case that settled yesterday in federal court in Oklahoma City.
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Trump picks Linda McMahon to lead, and possibly dismantle, Education Department - The Hechinger Report This story was produced by Chalkbeat and reprinted with permission. Former professional wrestling executive and billionaire Linda McMahon is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Depart...

Despite escalating attention-grabbing moves, Superintendent Walters passed over for secretary of education. #oklaed
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