Officials with Tulsa-area school districts are monitoring a nationwide TikTok challenge for students to skip school on Friday that has since morphed into calls for threatening campus security. via ⁦Lenzy KB⁩ #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/local/edu…

Oklahoma Withholds $9 Million From Virtual Charter, Bringing Total Penalties to $20 Million via Nuria Martinez-Keel buff.ly/3p4AoF5

"Misreported salaries & overspending will cost Epic Charter Schools $9.11M, bringing its total penalties over the past 2 years to $20M for exceeding administrative cost limits. The Oklahoma State Board of Education voted Thursday to withhold $9.11 million from Epic’s state funding."

All Oklahoma City Public Schools to Close This Week Because of Employee Absences via Nuria Martinez-Keel buff.ly/3Gt6IaX

"McDaniel said the district has been reassigning staff and hiring substitutes to cover as many classes as possible, but Oklahoma City schools can no longer maintain a safe and meaningful learning environment."

Major School Districts Halt In-Person Learning via Elizabeth Stuart buff.ly/3GrlyyJ

“Today’s press conference did not help us. There are no state employees that want to get in that Petri dish, and I don’t blame them.” — El Reno Superintendent Craig McVay. tulsaworld.com/news/local/edu… #oklaed

Oklahoma Governor Authorizes State Employees to Substitute in Schools via Nuria Martinez-Keel buff.ly/33Rtjj2

"Just under 32,000 people work for the state of Oklahoma. Those who cover classes will receive their regular state government wages and benefits, officials said."

Oklahoma Teachers Union Official Decries Parent Involvement in Schools via @OCPAThink buff.ly/3qLFNBH

“This just goes to further show that there is an active effort to exclude parents’ voices when ultimately the parent voice should be the most important voice when it comes to their child’s education.”

BREAKING: Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tempore just introduced a bill to fund students instead of systems.

Democrat governor’s teacher plan mirrors Stitt’s, draws praise from education groups #oklaed ocpathink.org/post/democrat-…

Officials with 10 area school districts confirmed Thursday afternoon that despite an executive order from Gov. Kevin Stitt, they have not had any state employees volunteer to substitute teach. #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/local/edu…

The best way to improve educational outcomes in the #oklaed monopoly … is to break the monopoly. It's time for Oklahoma Empowerment Accounts. ocpathink.org/post/to-improv…

Oklahoma pursues one of the most robust school-choice programs in the nation. @Sen_GregTreat @OCPAThink OK School Choice reimaginedonline.org/2022/01/oklaho…

TOUR UPDATE: The Boyz made some awesome friends in OK tonight at the Oklahoma City NSCW school fair!

Oklahoma Elementary Reading Scores Plunge Despite Increased Spending via @OCPAThink buff.ly/3rSbB76

"Testing shows more than half of 1st & 2nd-grade students in Oklahoma public schools began the 2021-2022 school year classified as 'at risk' in reading—51.5% & 53.6%, respectively—while 47.7% of 3rd grade students were at risk and 44.3% of kindergarten students."

Governor Kevin Stitt: "We know education is not a one-size-fits-all. I pledge to support any legislation that gives parents more school choice. In Oklahoma, we need to fund students, not systems.