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Compulsory discipline measure advances in Oklahoma House of Representatives
22+ hour, 24+ min ago (139+ words) Students beginning in the third grade could be subject to mandatory suspension and expulsion for injuring or attempting to injury school personnel under legislation approved by the Oklahoma House of Representative's Education Oversight Committee on Monday. Mullin's office sent out…...
New legislation aimed at improving math, reading skills of Oklahoma students
2+ week, 6+ day ago (247+ words) New legislation aimed at improving math, reading skills of Oklahoma students'Tulsa World Javascript is required to use this website. "I don't think it's lost on anyone that we will be talking about literacy a lot, but I don't want to…...
OSDE further distances new proposed social studies standards from Ryan Walters
3+ week, 4+ day ago (144+ words) Two officials with the Oklahoma State Department of Education confirmed Thursday that the proposed new social studies standards do not include recommendations from an outside committee created in 2024 by former State Superintendent Ryan Walters. The principal of a Jenks elementary…...
Oklahoma Supreme Court strikes down controversial social studies standards
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (167+ words) In 5-4 decision Tuesday, the Oklahoma Supreme Court held that the state's new academic standards for social studies are unenforceable because they were approved in violation of the Open Meeting Act." "They're just trying to make up a million excuses," the…...