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School funding outlook distressing in an already difficult year
Oklahoma public school districts are bracing for additional funding cuts this school year and next, even as they currently struggle to teach students during a pandemic with fewer state dollars. Choctaw-Nicoma Park Public Schools began the school...
70 Oklahoma schools failed to submit immunization data
New data showing the percentage of Oklahoma kindergarteners who are up to date on all required vaccines is missing about 7,870 students because their schools did not submit the information. Each year the State Department of Health conducts a survey...
Navigating another back-to-school mystery: Vaccinations
Health officials are concerned fewer children are current on their immunizations. And parents must rely on 2-year-old school vaccination data. One of the concerned parents is Rebecca Mauldin, who will send her 4-year-old son to a private school that...
A Ponca City man was an early 'Face of COVID-19' for Oklahomans. Here's how he's doing
PONCA CITY - Fifty-one days after COVID-19 put him in the hospital, Geoffrey Cowan returned home to continue the hard work of regaining what he lost to the disease. His physical therapist told him it...
COVID-19 vaccine could meet resistance in Oklahoma
When a coronavirus vaccine becomes available in the United States, the federal government and states will face a crucial choice: Should all or most residents be required to get the novel coronavirus...
Teaching reading in proven way – and now in a pandemic
Reading experts and brain scientists agree nearly every child can learn to read if they are taught using explicit, systematic, research-based instruction. So why aren't all teachers and schools using...
What medical groups say about reopening Oklahoma's economy
In the wake of Gov. Kevin Stitt's decision to start reopening Oklahoma's economy, Oklahoma Watch reached out for reaction from top medical groups and checked the remarks from Oklahoma City and Tulsa...
In face of unknown, daughter pushed to influence treatment for her parents
A double diagnosis of COVID-19 thrust Christy Yousefi into a weeks-long struggle to help save her parents. Her account offers a glimpse into how some loved ones of those stricken by the disease find...
As cities, state tighten restrictions, one question rules: Is it essential?
Each step taken by public officials to reduce the spread of the coronavirus in Oklahoma raises questions around what is banned and what's just a recommendation. Gov. Kevin Stitt issued orders Tuesday...
As cities, state tighten restrictions, one question rules: Is it essential?
Each step taken by public officials to reduce the spread of the coronavirus in Oklahoma raises questions around what is banned and what's just a recommendation. Gov. Kevin Stitt issued orders Tuesday... Full story
OU, OSU to go all-virtual for rest of semester
Oklahoma State University announced Wednesday all classes at its Stillwater and Tulsa campuses will be delivered online for the remainder of the spring semester to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. “Let me assure our students: We are working t...
Early classes for Oklahoma high schools common despite health risks
Ariana Bradley sets multiple alarms that start going off at 5:30 a.m. on school days, but rarely rolls out of bed before 6:30. Bradley is a senior at Oklahoma City's Northwest Classen High School,... Full story
As U.S. student debt soars, Oklahoma schools stress financial literacy
Student debt in the U.S. hit $1.5 trillion for the first time this year, according to the Federal Reserve. Graduates who earn a four-year degree leave college with an average debt of more than $30,000, the Project on Student Debt reports. It is...
Oklahoma law school reports diverse student body
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Seventy years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court opened the door for nonwhite students to attend the only taxpayer-funded law school in Oklahoma. On Jan. 12, 1948, voting 9-0 in Sipuel v. Board of Regents of the University of O...
University of Oklahoma upperclassmen live on campus
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Campus life is the good life for 600 upperclassmen who moved into the first residential colleges at the University of Oklahoma this semester. The stately and elegant Headington College and Dunham College opened in August with s...
University of Oklahoma upperclassmen live on campus
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Campus life is the good life for 600 upperclassmen who moved into the first residential colleges at the University of Oklahoma this semester. The stately and elegant Headington College and Dunham College opened in August with s...
2016 American Star Farmer carries family tradition
GARBER, Okla. (AP) — When the 2016 American Star Farmer isn't taking care of crops and livestock, he is studying the business, science and technology of agriculture at Oklahoma State University. Tyler Schnaithman — an agricultural economics maj...
