Oklahoma Watch · OSDE personnel payments raise questions KFOR's Spencer Humphrey talks about OSDE personnel payments. Paul Monies has some updates to a story he wrote recently about police pensions and a powerful police union in Oklahoma. Keaton Ross discusses the progression of a bill that makes several changes to Oklahoma’s initiative petition process. Ted [...]

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Attorney General Gentner Drummond on Sunday issued a formal opinion ordering State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters to hand over to schools the $50 million per year the Legislature promised to districts.

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Attorneys for a Moore Public Schools transgender student on Thursday asked a Cleveland County judge to stop the Oklahoma State Department of Education from making a rule prohibiting gender changes in school records permanent. The rule proposal is on the agenda for the board meeting set for 1 p.m. today.

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Paul Monies reports on the state's blacklisting of financial institutions that aren't fossil-fuel friendly, Keaton Ross explains that 60% of Oklahoma jails failed health inspections last year, and Jennifer Palmer talks about the education department's delays in filling open records requests. Ted Streuli hosts.

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October 20, 2022 Student Test Data Shows Pandemic's Effect Students walk in the front entrance of Yukon High School at about 7:15 a.m. as the sunrise colors the glass facade. Whitney Bryen/Oklahoma Watch Data on how students are faring academically following the pandemic's unprecedented disruption to their education are rolling in, and the numbers show [...]

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Federal auditors found problems with Oklahoma’s COVID-19 relief programs for students. It’s causing delays in spending additional funds totalling nearly $18 million.

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Ryan Walters and April Grace will face off in August. Help inform our election coverage.

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The state's largest virtual charter school initially required fees exceeding $40,000. It settled the lawsuit by releasing the requested emails at no charge.

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The spending plan, which would take effect July 1, is almost 10% higher than the current general appropriations budget.  

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A spokeswoman for the governor has claimed the state Education Department is sitting on $1.4 billion. Is there any truth to that statement?

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