Fifth-grade students Lillie Colbert and Kennedy Fletcher work on laptops at Rosewood Elementary in Broken Arrow Public Schools. (Photo provided by the Oklahoma Department of Education.) This article was originally delivered to subscribers of our Education Watch newsletter. Sign up now to receive Education Watch directly in your inbox. Policymakers are looking to build on the success [...]

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Oklahoma legislators are proposing new eviction reforms after witnessing families churned through court without representation, driven by data showing pre-K and kindergarten students face the highest eviction rates and resulting educational harm.

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Oklahoma legislators are proposing reforms to address the state's high eviction rates, which particularly impact families with young students. Proposed changes include providing legal representation for families and extending eviction timelines. Governor Stitt vetoed previous bipartisan efforts, while advocates warn evictions cause lasting trauma and educational disruption for children.

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Students at Bridge Creek Middle School in Blanchard in 2019. (File photo) This article was originally delivered to subscribers of our Education Watch newsletter. Sign up now to receive Education Watch directly in your inbox. The state Education Department published its latest state report card this week, with new data on six measures, including test scores, absenteeism [...]

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The Trump administration is transferring 14 tribal education projects from the Department of Education to the Interior Department as part of efforts to dismantle Education. Democratic lawmakers worry this could deprioritize tribal education programs, while some Republicans view Interior as a logical choice given its existing tribal education role.

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A hallway of lockers at Frederick Douglass High School in Oklahoma City. (Jake Ramsey/Oklahoma Watch) This article was originally delivered to subscribers of our Education Watch newsletter. Sign up now to receive Education Watch directly in your inbox. The Trump administration announced a plan to shift much of the U.S. Department of Education's work to other agencies [...]

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Disbarred attorney Ronald Durbin has thrust Coweta Public Schools into controversy over sexual assault allegations, using aggressive livestreaming tactics that led to a principal's collapse and suspension. While supporters praise his accountability efforts, parents call him an immature bully exploiting real concerns for social media attention.

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State Superintendent of Public Schools Lindel Fields. (Ted Streuli/Oklahoma Watch) This article was originally delivered to subscribers of our Education Watch newsletter. Sign up now to receive Education Watch directly in your inbox. In a TV interview recently, Superintendent of Public Instruction Lindel Fields dropped a policy idea that raised a few eyebrows: increasing the number of [...]

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A row of books in a school library. (Whitney Bryen/Oklahoma Watch) This article was originally delivered to subscribers of our Education Watch newsletter. Sign up now to receive Education Watch directly in your inbox. Former Oklahoma educator Summer Boismier filed a new lawsuit in federal court last week over the state's revocation of her teaching credentials. In [...]

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Head Start programs face mass closures as the shutdown continues. Nearly 60,000 families across 41 states may lose child care and meal services, including 2,500 Oklahoma children, while Congress remains gridlocked.

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