Tulsa Schools Chief calls the accreditation process “untransparent.” The State Board of Education voted to punish the district last year for violating a state law that limits discussions on race and gender in public schools.
A Department of Education attorney still recommended punishment for Tulsa Public Schools, finding that an online teacher training course was based on banned concepts on racial bias.
Some worry about the economic impact of a downgrade in school accreditation on home values and jobs.
Without steps to reduce global emissions, the number of 100-degree days the state sees each year is on track to triple by the middle of the century.
State lawmakers wanted scholarships for the descendants of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, but funding has been scant and students with ties to the 1921 massacre still don’t have priority for awards.
