‘Dad was killed’: Twenty five years of despair, hope and rebuilding a family
It has been 25 years since Jay Curry’s father was killed in the Oklahoma City Bombing. It has taken almost that long to pick up the pieces.
Home-based school a challenge when a home is hard to come by
At a time when homeless students and those experiencing extreme poverty already face a wide academic gap compared to their peers, the loss of teacher-led instruction could create an even larger gap.
Stitt will order schools to pay all support staff despite loss of hours
Gov. Kevin Stitt is expected to order all public schools to continue paying support staff who have lost the ability to work due to the statewide closure of school buildings.
Education divide in Oklahoma widens with move to distance learning
In some districts the most students may receive are worksheet packets, storybooks and directed to watch public television programming that is being reoriented for students at home.
Board permanently closes school sites, patchwork of distance learning programs to begin
“It’s going to look different for all schools and we have to accept that,” said State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister at Wednesday’s board meeting.
State superintendent will recommend school buildings remain closed
The state board has a special meeting scheduled for Wednesday when they will consider further action after originally closing schools until April 6 in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Medication, meals and therapy; closed schools cut off lifeline for students
While the state has already received permission to skip end of the year tests and district leaders have been told not to worry about this year’s school report card, the other important functions of a school are not as easy to dismiss.
Statewide school closures likely until after summer break, some officials believe
Oklahoma’s public schools are unlikely to reopen this school year, multiple officials with the state Department of Education have told The Frontier.
