Oklahoma Education News

East Central University's undergraduate elementary education program and Northeastern State University's undergraduate special education program were flagged with consumer alerts on the National Council on Teacher Quality's Teacher Prep Review.

Although the state has made strides in its efforts to boost the number of residents with college degrees, Oklahoma still has a long way to go, according to a new report. Oklahoma ranks 42nd in the nation in terms of degree completion, according to the report.

NORMAN - Faced with evidence that 70 percent of University of Oklahoma students are not buying textbooks because of their high costs, school officials are trying to push more course materials online. In its first year, the school's Textbook Alternatives Initiative is already showing results,...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — In the year since eight young men took the stand to testify they were sexually abused by former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, the scandal has played out in the courts, in the halls of the university and in continuing debate about how it was handled...

Joel Menchaca, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, goes to school part time at Oklahoma State University — Oklahoma City. To pay for his tuition and other expenses, he does construction work and works a part-time job at a McDonald's.

No data exist that show the frequency of security breaches like the one University of Oklahoma officials say happened there recently, said Fred Cate, director of Indiana University's Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research. Still, Cate said he suspects grade-changing isn't a major issue at most...

A few semesters ago, Eleazar Velazquez was living on friends' couches and going to campus events at the University of Oklahoma just to find free meals. One day, he looked at his bursar bill and realized he had no way to pay it. He knew he wouldn't be able to keep going to OU — at least, not for...

After college, Ulises Serrano would like to start a concert venue of his own — something like the University of Central Oklahoma's Jazz Lab or the Diamond Ballroom. The Department of Homeland Security's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program may make that goal easier to attain.

If Judith Huerta had been in Washington, D.C., last week, she would have asked senators to expedite the citizenship process for young people who can contribute to the economy. She would have told them stories of some of the undocumented immigrants she works with each day. Instead, Huerta was in...

On Saturday, the fifth-grade students from Briarwood Elementary met at Red Oaks Elementary in Moore to receive the gifts students in New Jersey donated to them. Briarwood was destroyed by the May 20 tornado.

Crews on Friday replaced the first of four turrets that once graced St. Gregory's University's Benedictine Hall in Shawnee. The building was damaged in a 5.6-magnitude earthquake that shook Oklahoma in November 2011.

We were all kids at one time, and as kids we did kid things. Like playing outside until mom called you in for dinner. Like building club houses for no good reason. Like playing with Super Soakers, and cap guns and little smoke bombs you bought from the ice cream truck.

Oklahoma would receive an estimated $35.5 million in the first year of President Barack Obama’s proposed Preschool for All program, according to administration figures released Tuesday. The president championed preschool programs in his State of the Union address earlier this year and used...

Oklahoma education and commerce officials said Wednesday they hope to see collaboration between education and industry become more common across the state's higher education system. Officials discussed the higher education system's role in developing the state's workforce at a conference...

Norman middle school student Matthew Armor recently competed in the National Geographic Bee. He was one of 54 students nationwide and the only student from Oklahoma to compete in the national geography competition.

The Oklahoma City School Board voted Tuesday to fire Bodine Elementary Principal Veleasha Johnson Stewart, 46, following an investigation into allegations she mismanaged school funds.

Edmond's centralized school enrollment center will be at Edmond Memorial High School.

Banks essentially put money in schoolteachers' accounts to make up for missing paychecks.

Science, technology, engineering and math skills camp will be offered to elementary and middle school students in the Midwest City-Del City School District.

When Oklahoma City Community College students returned to campus Monday, many of their classes weren't where they expected. College officials spent last week finding classroom space for all the college's summer courses after a tornado swept through campus, causing heavy damage to several buildings.