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 education influenced by corporations
2/10/2013
A new report sheds light on the influence of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's education foundation and its corporate backers on Oklahoma's education leaders and latest policies. |
Sports groups wonder where TPS facility rental fees went
2/10/2013
Organizers of youth and adult sports groups say they have paid thousands of dollars in recent years to play and practice at Tulsa Public Schools athletic facilities, but an administrative shake-up followed by a year-long FBI investigation has left them wondering where their money went. |
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Voters to decide school board posts in Broken Arrow, Berryhill, Liberty; bonds for Jenks and Union
2/10/2013
Suburban school board posts in Berryhill, Broken Arrow and Liberty will be up for grabs in Tuesday's election, while Jenks and Union voters will decide school district bond issues. |
Sunday: Tulsa sports groups wonder where TPS rental money went
2/9/2013
Organizers of youth and adult sports groups say they have paid thousands of dollars in recent years to play and practice at Tulsa Public Schools athletic facilities, but an administrative shake-up followed by a year-long FBI investigation has left them wondering where their money went. |
In-school DUI court shows Broken Arrow students real-life impact
2/9/2013
A gymnasium full of South Intermediate High School 10th-graders sat stone silent Friday as a police officer handcuffed two young men and hauled them off to jail. |
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Schools realizing safety hotline was dropped by state more than a year ago
2/7/2013
The state Education Department a little over a year ago let expire a contract with a company that had provided a safe school hotline to all Oklahoma school districts for years. |
Bill to allow guns in schools moves to House
2/7/2013
A measure to allow some school personnel to carry guns in classrooms advanced from the House Public Safety Committee on Wednesday. |
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New Oklahoma CareerTech director named
2/7/2013
An Ohio education services executive will be the next director of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, officials announced. |
Tulsa native speaks at TCC about foreign service work
2/7/2013
Getting to meet actors such as Martin Sheen and Reese Witherspoon and four-star generals such as Wes Clark, or getting to sit in on meetings with the secretary of state doesn't happen every day. |
Coweta students return to class one day after a suicide at school
2/6/2013
Coweta students went back to school Tuesday, the day after a ninth-grade boy took his life in a restroom. |
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).
