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Staff reporter @nondoc.bsky.social media keeping a watchful eye on all Oklahoma education related topics📚🔍
Tune in to today’s Senate Education Committee live proceeding to gage where some Senators’ priorities lie in regard to education-related House bills. #okleg

Link: oksenate.gov/room-535
April 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The Senate Education Committee is currently meeting to discuss and potentially approve various House bills, including a few mentioned in the below article.

Take a quick peek at what #oklaed bills are still alive halfway through the 2025 regular session.
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Education bills: Despite some 'shared agreement,' plenty to debate halfway through session
About halfway through Oklahoma's 2025 legislative Session, several education bills bear watching as they are received by the opposite chamber.
nondoc.com
April 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Flying under the radar of some State Board of Education members, OSDE’s social studies standards recently approved at the Feb. 27 meeting seem to point students towards election denialism, vastly deviating from what was proposed during the public comment period. #oklaed
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Revised OSDE social studies standards tell students to 'identify discrepancies in 2020 election results'
Significant changes to OSDE social studies standards about the first Trump administration went unnoticed prior to a Feb. 27, 2025, approval.
nondoc.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Tonight at 6:30p.m., the Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education will host the first meeting since the release of the state audit findings revealing severe discrepancies in the district’s financial practices between 2020 and 2023. #oklaed

Context:
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Tulsa Public Schools audit highlights 'significant' financial discrepancies, mismanagement
Oklahoma State Auditor Cindy Byrd held a Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, presser regarding findings of a Tulsa Public Schools audit.
nondoc.com
March 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Tension ran high at today’s State Board of Education meeting as Gov. Stitt’s new board member appointees pushed back against State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ immigration administrative rule and overarching control of the board agenda. #oklaed

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'Why am I here?': New Board of Education members frustrated with agenda access, immigration rule
Superintendent Ryan Walters faced pushback from new State Board of Education members over an immigration rule at a Feb. 27, 2025, meeting.
nondoc.com
February 28, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Two years after Gov. Stitt’s audit request into #Tulsa Public Schools, State Auditor Cindy Byrd released the specials audit findings, which revealed “significant” mishandling of state appropriations and financial discrepancies between SY2020 and SY2023. #oklaed
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Tulsa Public Schools audit highlights 'significant' financial discrepancies, mismanagement
Oklahoma State Auditor Cindy Byrd held a Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, presser regarding findings of a Tulsa Public Schools audit.
nondoc.com
February 27, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I spent over a month talking to teachers and education officials about the decade-long teacher shortage that has seemingly peaked in Oklahoma with a record number of emergency teacher certifications issued in 2024.

Here’s what they had to say. #oklaed
nondoc.com/2025/01/28/e...
'Extreme focus': Despite ongoing efforts, teacher shortage concerns stakeholders
After years of declining teacher retention and recruitment rates, Oklahoma incentive programs have positively impacted teacher shortages.
nondoc.com
January 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Regardless of the scores of protestors gathered outside OSDE, State Sup. Ryan Walters revealed during Tuesday’s SBE meeting that the administrative rule requiring documentation of students’ citizenship status will also require parents’ citizenship status. #oklaed
nondoc.com/2025/01/28/a...
Amid new admin rule drama, Walters seeks proof of parents' citizenship
While a controversial 2025 rule targets student documentation status, Superintendent Ryan Walters also wants to record parents' citizenship.
nondoc.com
January 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Exactly 2 weeks before the Feb. 11 school board election, #OKCPS Incumbent Chairwoman Paula Lewis defended her leadership capabilities against challengers Niah Spriggs and Jan Barrick, who say they have the solutions/plans to better the district. #oklaed
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OKCPS chairperson debate: Lewis defends record as Spriggs, Barrick call for change
OKCPS chairperson candidates Jan Barrick, Paula Lewis and Niah Springs participated in a Jan. 28, 2025, debate ahead of the Feb. 11 election.
nondoc.com
January 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
For those interested, in partnership with News 9 @nondoc.bsky.social is hosting a “Board Battle” debate with the three candidates for the #OKCPS board chairperson position including incumbent chairwoman Paula Lewis and two challengers Jan Barrick and Niah Spriggs. #oklaed

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OKCPS Board chairperson debate set for Jan. 28
Candidates for the OKCPS board chairperson position will participate in a debate Jan. 28, 2025, at the Metro Tech District Center.
nondoc.com
January 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Following over an hour of closed door negotiations subsequently delaying what was supposed to be a bench trial, Superintendent Ryan Walters settled the civil #lawsuit KFOR filed against him citing First Amendment violations.

Attorney’s fees to be determined… #oklaed
nondoc.com/2024/12/11/k...
KFOR lawsuit: Settlement avoids trial, prohibits Ryan Walters from blocking journalist access
A settlement was struck Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in the KFOR lawsuit against Ryan Walters and Dan Isett alleging First Amendment violations.
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December 11, 2024 at 7:50 PM