A broadcaster’s use of racist language before an Oklahoma high school girl’s basketball game sends shockwaves through a prep sports landscape that weeks earlier witnessed another incident of Black athletes targeted with slurs.
Data from the state Department of Education shows hundreds of virtual charter school transfers came from school districts that began the year with traditional in-person class.
Stitt’s proposed changes would see growing schools receive more money but could challenge districts with declining enrollment.
The state Department of Education presented Gov. Stitt with a proposal to order the reopening of school buildings in January, but he was not on board with the plan.
John Creter’s first semester as a teacher was not what he expected as the COVID-19 pandemic kept his school building closed and forced him to lead his middle school class online.
Melissa Crabtree operates Enid Freedom Fighters, which has loudly pushed back against proposed mask mandates there and has led an effort to recall a city councilor who has attempted to make masks mandatory
The state Department of Health and the state Department of Education are reminding school districts they must follow state quarantine guidelines.
In recent months, the college has had conversations with at least four charter schools about becoming its authorizer.
