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Tulsa Public Schools seeking Gates Foundation grant 4 hr ago | Add a comment A partnership that Tulsa Public Schools is seeking with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation could be a major “transformational moment” in the future of Oklahoma’s largest school district,...

Victims of Nazis honored 22 hr ago VIENNA — Kurt Elias vividly remembers the day in 1938 when the Nazis barred him from entering the University of Vienna because he was Jewish. "I had to send someone else in to get my...

Union applauds teacher pay talk 22 hr ago | Add a comment WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Arne Duncan challenged members of the National Education Association on Thursday to stop resisting the idea of linking teacher pay to student achievement. It...

Foundation for Oklahoma City Public Schools task force to review MAPS for Kids pace, goals Yesterday | Add a comment Community leaders will take a closer look this summer at the Oklahoma City school district. The Foundation for Oklahoma City Public Schools has formed a task force to review the academic goals of...

Peanuts gang makes Edmond museum appearance Yesterday | Add a comment EDMOND — Good grief! Charlie Brown has come to Edmond. Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts characters are in Edmond with the "Inside Peanuts: The Life and Art of Charles M....

Group seeks higher standards for Oklahoma students Yesterday | Add a comment Group seeks higher standards A report released by a regional education group calls for increasing standards for middle school math and reading assessments. The report, "Keeping Middle Grades...

With new president, ORU campus plans more parking Yesterday | Add a comment TULSA — The parking lot below Mark Rutland’s office could be a metaphor for how the new Oral Roberts University president wants to change the campus. The university is creating parking...

Oklahoma revises test standards Yesterday | Add a comment The reported proficiency of Oklahoma students likely will drop under toughened standards approved by the state Board of Education on Wednesday. The board approved recommendations from the...

Oklahoma City Schools approve $603M budget Wed, Jul 1, 2009 | Add a comment Oklahoma City School Board members approved a budget for the new fiscal year and the next steps for several MAPS for Kids projects on Wednesday. The $603 million budget includes $30 million in...

A muddy good time with slime, scales in Norman Wed, Jul 1, 2009 | Add a comment NORMAN — A group of 7- and 8-year-olds got wet and muddy last week while participating in Slime and Scales, part of Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History’s Summer Explorers...

Norman high schools make list of top 1,500 Wed, Jul 1, 2009 | Add a comment NORMAN — A list of the top public schools in the nation has been revised to include both Norman high schools. Norman North High School and Norman High School were on a corrected list...

2009-10 Norman school district amended budget OK’d Wed, Jul 1, 2009 | Add a comment NORMAN — The Norman School Board closed out its 2008-09 fiscal year Tuesday by approving an amended budget. Board members met in a special meeting to get updated budget numbers and approve a...

Putnam City schools have new hires Wed, Jul 1, 2009 | Add a comment WARR ACRES — The Putnam City School Board hired two new assistant principals for the upcoming school year. The board appointed Michele Sanders as a new assistant principal at Western Oaks...

Edmond program strikes up interest in band Wed, Jul 1, 2009 | Add a comment EDMOND — Briana Gray stood quietly, wringing her hands, watching from a distance and waiting for her chance. Briana, 9, had never touched a violin before, but she was moments away from doing...

Oklahoma school credit program pitched for special needs students Wed, Jul 1, 2009 | Add a comment Oklahoma children with special needs would benefit from a plan that would allow them to get scholarships to attend private schools from corporations that would get a tax credit for donating,...

Family tradition ends as ORU revamps Wed, Jul 1, 2009 | Add a comment TULSA — Workers are toiling in the thick summer heat, trying to bring the campus of Oral Roberts University into the current century. Parking lots are torn up on the 1960s-era grounds,...

Oklahoma school group plans to honor three alumni Wed, Jul 1, 2009 | Add a comment Bob Barry Sr., James R. Daniel and Cliff Hudson are the three newest names to be added to the Foundation for Oklahoma City Public Schools’ Wall of Fame, according to a news release....

Oklahoma Briefs Wed, Jul 1, 2009 COUPLE SENTENCED IN RING THEFT A home health worker and her husband charged in December with the theft of a 102-year-old woman’s ring pleaded guilty in court last week. The multicolored...

A muddy good time in Norman slime Tue, Jun 30, 2009 | Add a comment NORMAN — A group of 7- and 8-year-olds got wet and muddy last week while participating in Slime and Scales, part of Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History’s Summer Explorers...

Design will help improve campus security at Mustang High School Tue, Jun 30, 2009 | Add a comment MUSTANG — The Mustang School Board has approved design plans to revamp the Mustang High School campus. The board, in a special meeting last week, approved the design by MA+ Architecture for...