How to read the A-F report card A-F Report Cards quick reference guide for parents A-F Report Card guide from the Oklahoma State Department of Education ”Raise the Grade Together” resource guide for school districts
School demographics: Some Tulsa-area school districts are seeing larger and slightly more diverse student populations as people move into the suburbs. Collinsville and Bixby showed the largest percentage growth.
School administration perks: A review of auto allowances and use of district-owned vehicles for Tulsa-area school administrators shows that they can be expensive, taxpayer-funded perks in some cases.
State superintendent erroneously tells parents experts recanted critical report
2/13/2013
State Superintendent Janet Barresi told some parents Tuesday that authors of a report that concluded that the state’s new A-F grading system is flawed have since privately renounced their analysis. |
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Voters approve consolidating Graham, Dustin schools
2/13/2013
A proposal to consolidate the rural school districts of Dustin and Graham passed easily Tuesday night. |
Panel discusses school safety ideas
2/13/2013
Ideas being proposed to the Oklahoma Commission on School Security include making it easier for judges to force disturbed people to receive psychiatric treatment and making it easier for students to report their safety concerns to authorities. |
Grand jury waived in TPS embezzlement case
2/13/2013
Former Tulsa Public Schools Athletic Director Stephanie Spring has waived her right to have the embezzlement case against her presented to a federal grand jury, a waiver that normally precedes a guilty plea. |
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Education committee advances bills to reform A-F system, expand teacher discipline options
2/13/2013
A bill to reform Oklahoma's controversial A-F school grading system advanced from the House Common Education Committee on Tuesday, although the exact nature of the reform remains unclear. |
Voters approve bond proposals in Union, Jenks school districts
2/13/2013
Union and Jenks voters handily approved bond issues for their school districts, while Broken Arrow and Liberty voters selected new school board members. |
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Union, Jenks voters approve bond issues
2/12/2013
Union and Jenks voters handily approved bond issues for their school districts, while Broken Arrow and Liberty voters selected new school board members. |
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Dustin, Graham voters approve school consolidation
2/12/2013
Under the plan, the Dustin facility will host prekindergarten through fourth-grade students, and the Graham facility will have fifth- through 12th-graders. |
Former TPS athletic director Stephanie Spring waives grand jury right
2/12/2013
Former Tulsa Public Schools Athletic Director Stephanie Spring on Tuesday waived her right to have the criminal case against her presented to a federal grand jury, a waiver that normally precedes a guilty plea. |
School merger vote Tuesday
2/11/2013
The identities of two rural communities should remain intact if voters agree to consolidate the Dustin and Graham school districts, leaders of those districts say. |
Tulsa Bartlesville Berryhill Bixby Broken Arrow Catoosa Claremore Collinsville Glenpool Jenks Liberty Owasso Sand Springs Sapulpa Skiatook Sperry Union Tulsa Bartlesville Berryhill Bixby Broken Arrow Catoosa Claremore Collinsville Glenpool Jenks Liberty Owasso Sand Springs Sapulpa Skiatook Sperry Union How to read the A-F report card A-F Report Cards quick reference guide for parents A-F Report Card guide from the Oklahoma State Department of Education ”Raise the Grade Together” resource guide for school districts
Education funding down $198 million
Search a Tulsa World database of public school staff salaries for school year 2011-2012. See the median and average teacher base salary for all Oklahoma school districts. (Excel document).
