Topic: Education

As the political dust settles on 3rd grade reading, what’s happening in schools?

By: Rebecca Hollis
August 18, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
This post is by Rebecca Hollis, who worked with OK Policy during the summer as a Southern Education Leadership Initiative Fellow. Rebecca attends Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH and is part of the Philosophy, Politics, and the Public Honors Program.… Read more [More...]

The ABCs of Oklahoma’s Promise

By: Rosie Nelson
July 28, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
This post was written by OK Policy summer intern Rosie Nelson.  Rosie has an MA in Higher Education from the University of Mississippi and will begin a PhD program at the Stanford Graduate School of Education starting this fall. Recently,… Read more [More...]

Initiative seeks to bring together the puzzle pieces for improving Tulsa schools

By: Rebecca Hollis
July 21, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
This post is by Rebecca Hollis, who is working with OK Policy during the summer as a Southern Education Leadership Initiative Fellow. Rebecca attends Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH and is part of the Philosophy, Politics, and the Public Honors… Read more [More...]

Providing essential resources to schools without the financial burden (Guest post: Sarah Julian)

By: Guest
July 10, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Sarah Julian is the Director of Communications for the Oklahoma Public School Resource Center (OPSRC). On July 16, the OPSRC is hosting an open house for anyone who is interested in learning more about the organization. You can register at… Read more [More...]

Why tracking school readiness matters (Guest Post: Krista Schumacher & Naneida Lazarte Alcalá)

By: Guest
July 1, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Naneida Lazarte Alcalá is a Research Manager with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Oklahoma State University. Krista Schumacher is a Senior Researcher with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services. She is working… Read more [More...]

Schools alone can’t overcome poverty. They need a community.

By: Rebecca Hollis
June 25, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
We need a whole community to meet the needs of the whole child.The community school model is a cost-effective, national reform strategy that seeks to do just that. [More...]

Inappropriate appropriations and a broken promise

By: David Blatt
June 11, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
In building next year’s budget, legislative leaders and Governor Mary Fallin faced the challenge of starting with nearly $200 million less revenue than this year. Ultimately, the FY 2015 budget ended up at nearly the same amount as this year.… Read more [More...]

Read This: The Bluest Eye

By: Carly Putnam
June 9, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
On the state Senate floor in the waning hours of the final day of the 2014 legislative session, Sen. Josh Brecheen (R-Coalgate) read a passage from Toni Morrison’s novel The Bluest Eye as part of his effort to derail Common… Read more [More...]

Common Core repeal could put Oklahoma schools under more federal control

By: David Blatt
June 3, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
With the legislative session now adjourned, attention shifts to Governor Mary Fallin, who has 15 days from the day bills reach her desk to sign or veto legislation (she can also exercise a pocket veto by taking no action on… Read more [More...]

New school meals program can help kids in poverty

By: Carly Putnam
May 21, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Oklahoma is a hungry state. A 2011 study ranked Oklahoma 15th nationwide for food insecurity; one in six Oklahomans lacks consistent access to adequate food. And food insecurity is higher for children than adults: one in four children was food-insecure… Read more [More...]