John Thompson is an Oklahoma City teacher with 18 years of urban high school experience and an education blogger at thisweekineducation.com. He contributes regularly to our blog on education issues.
The Oklahoma City Public Schools faced breathtaking educational changes in… Read more
The debate over SB 834, the bill that would lift various mandates currently binding on public schools and make it easier to terminate teachers, has been one of the most contentious this legislative session.The bill passed both the House and… Read more
Massive spending bill includes more than $62 million to help tribes address McGirt ruling; State House bill would give parents tax credits for personally paying their children's teachers extra; IRS investigating Epic Charter Schools finances;
Pressure mounts on centennial commission as Tulsa Race Massacre anniversary approaches; State begins publishing COVID-19 variant data as it still ranks last in U.S. for genetic sequencing; House leadership taking up multicounty grand jury recommendations from Epic Charter Schools investigation;
With its mask mandate expiring this month, Tulsa is inching toward normalcy. But we're not there yet, officials say; Epic Charter Schools slapped with new $10.5 million penalty by state Education Department: Oklahoma City civic group seeks answers about $4.5 billion in storm-related fuel costs.
Oklahoma getting ‘a significant amount’ more in Medicaid money from federal relief bills; Oklahomans 16 and over will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine starting Monday; Chickasaw Nation’s COVID-19 response helped lower infection rates, tribal expert tells Congress; State Board of Education’s deadline for $11.2 million repayment by Epic Charter Schools passes with no payment.
White House task force: COVID-19 in Oklahoma is 'unyielding,' 'unmitigated' and requires 'immediate action'; Stitt: Legislature may need to fund COVID testing in 2021; Epic Charter Schools fallout: Governor says he will work with lawmakers who want audit of Oklahoma Department of Education.
Pandemic, staffing shortage shut down ICU beds in OKC; COVID-19 numbers surging in rural Oklahoma as hospitalization numbers reach record levels; Statewide Virtual Charter School Board votes to begin contract termination process against Epic Charter Schools
Current jail employees air grievances at Oklahoma County Jail Trust meeting; Epic Charter Schools wants investigation of state senator, but pro tem says 'no plans for an investigation at this time'; Miami leaders call Inhofe amendment ‘unfair’;
Legislators expect some form of Medicaid expansion; Lawmaker's firm reaps payment to help throw Speaker's Ball; Teacher shortage: State to begin crackdown on emergency certifications for nonaccredited teachers; Tulsa lawmaker uses rarely invoked legal provision to attend closed-door meeting on Epic Charter Schools investigation, educators....
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