Thursday, October 29, 2015

Oklahoma 4th graders’ NAEP reading scores in 2015, up from 217.0 in 2013. The score ranks Oklahoma 32nd in the nation out of all 50 fifty states, Washington DC, and Department of Defense schools.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Oklahoma children ages 0 to 5 at risk for developmental delays 2011-2012. The US average is 26%.

Source: Kids Count.

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

The number of Oklahoma students receiving free- and reduced-price meals in school during the 2013-2014 school year

Source: Food Research and Action Center.

Monday, October 26, 2015

Birth rate per 1,000 Hispanic females ages 15-17 in 2012

Source: 2014 State of the State’s Health.

Friday, October 23, 2015

Percentage of children living in areas of concentrated poverty in Oklahoma 2009-2013

Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation.

Thursday, October 22, 2015

The annual amount of money spent by public school systems per secondary education student in Oklahoma. This is $3,028 less than the national average.

Source: 2013 Survey of School System Finances.

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Road fatalities in Oklahoma per 100,000 people, the 6th highest rate in the U.S.

Source: City Lab

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Poverty rate for Oklahomans with a disability in 2014, compared to 15.5% for Oklahomans with no disability.

Source: OK Policy via the US Census American Community Survey

Monday, October 19, 2015

Percentage of Oklahoma children who did not have access to fluoridated water in 2012.

Source: KIDS COUNT

Friday, October 16, 2015

Deaths due to firearm injury per 100,000 in Oklahoma in 2013, the 8th-highest nationwide

Source: Kaiser Family Foundation.