Study Break
It’s time to study. For lawmakers, at least. The Oklahoma Senate has announced 35 interim legislative studies, and several are tied directly to education. Here are the topics — some rather broad —...
View ArticleBack to Class
My stepsister Gabrielle just graduated from college. So for the first time in 17-years, she’s not in back-to-school mode. No shopping for clothes, no book-buying, no scheduling classes that don’t start...
View ArticleThe feat of feet?
I’ve been to two graduations in two weeks. I’ve heard inspirational speeches, the usual blah-blah-blah about achieving dreams, and watched parents that talked on their cells phones for much of the...
View ArticleElevating Our Economy
The annual meeting of CareerTech educators and administrators started today in a new location — downtown Oklahoma City. (Previously, meetings have been held in Tulsa.) But CareerTech state director...
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Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal College honors first graduates
Congratulations to the first graduating class of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal College! Last week, 13 students graduated from the college that shares the Weatherford campus of Southwestern Oklahoma...
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Graduation season begins with John Marshall
Thank you to John Marshall for sharing their fabulous photos with us from their May 10 graduation ceremony. Principal Aspasia Carlson said it was a wonderful night. Star Spencer and Southeast honor...
View ArticleOklahoma Board of Education diploma waiver votes
I plan to keep a running total of how the ACE/EOI appeals process votes have turned out. Here’s a list of how the vote has gone by district. Broken Arrow: 2 granted, 4 denied, 15 dismissed Catoosa: 1...
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Douglass High School graduate to give Carlton College graduation address
One of the graduates of the last segregated class of Douglass High School will give the graduation address next Friday at Carlton College in Northfield, Minn. Here’s a news release from the school...
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