After passage of SB 229, state board rescinds charter school funding resolution; Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signs key bills for $9B budget; Lack of transparency in budget process invites distrust;
Examining educational management organizations, charter school reform being negotiated; Centennial commission scolds governor; legislator says he's had enough; Adolescents ages 12 to 15 could begin receiving Pfizer vaccine in Oklahoma as early as Thursday;
Charter school funding fallout: Sand Springs, Lawton, Yukon among first districts to consider additional legal action to oppose settlement deal; Lawmakers scrap controversial clawback provision in Oklahoma's Promise bill; Coronavirus in Oklahoma: The Latest;
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Well-designed paid family and medical leave programs assist working families; Policy Matters: Legislative maneuvering is just plain bad governance; Don’t shift more tax money to charters at the cost of traditional public schools; Policy notes and numbers.
Gov. Kevin Stitt signs controversial education funding change; First legal challenge to charter school funding move by State Board of Education is filed; Oklahoma County jail officials blame short staffing, poor infrastructure after inmate killed;
‘It’s a damn mess’: Fiscal impact, future of charter school funding resolution unclear; Oklahoma governor hires $120K-per-year Washington staffer; Bedbugs, moldy showers: Dozens of health violations found at troubled Oklahoma County jail;
Turn Key Health to Oklahoma County Jail: Staff up or we’re out; Kevin Stitt celebrates move to Phase 4 of state's vaccination plan with his own shot; TPS demands state board rescind vote on state funding lawsuit; Stitt commends board's action;
Oklahoma students exposed to the coronavirus in school will no longer be required to quarantine; Schools face dramatic midyear cuts; Epic gains $156 million; Oklahoma Capitol security enhanced as FBI warns of armed protests; Oklahoma health experts warn of 'extremely critical' time for rising COVID hospitalizations
Local hospitals offer COVID-19 care criteria after mayor says respiratory system must be 'in danger of collapse' for admission; Districts face significant staffing issues, forcing them to close schools and send students to distance learning; Pandemic may have slowed evictions in south Tulsa, but new wave may be coming;
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