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Jul 1, 2024 · OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma reached a new milestone on Monday with a new superintendent taking office in Oklahoma City Public Schools. For the first time, Black women are simultaneously leading the state’s two largest school districts, OKCPS and Tulsa Public Schools.
May 17, 2019 · The U.S. Supreme Court ended legal segregation in 1954 in the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case, declaring “separate but equal” unconstitutional, on May 14, 1954 — 65 years ago. Some Oklahoma City schools completely resegregated almost instantly.
Nov 1, 2023 · House Bill 2678 prohibits the appointment of a local school board member to the Oklahoma State Board of Education, which supervises the state’s public education system. The bill passed with overwhelming support before Gov. Kevin Stitt signed it into law this year.
Jul 8, 2024 · The Statewide Charter School Board will oversee seven virtual charter schools and four brick-and-mortar charter schools in Oklahoma. It also takes on the mantle of carrying out a recent Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling rejecting what would have been the nation’s first Catholic charter school.
Oct 23, 2023 · Oklahoma State Board of Education members gather for a September 2023 meeting. Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed two new members to the State Board of Education, filling the remaining vacancies on the board left by former members Suzanne Reynolds and Trent Smith.
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Nov 11, 2021 · An already politically charged discourse surrounding school boards reached a fever pitch on Sept. 29 when the National School Boards Association complained of threats against school board members and requested federal intervention from the Biden Administration.
Jul 2, 2024 · Board members Jessica Cifuentes, left, and Juan Lecona, right, congratulate Dr. Jamie Polk. The Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) Board of Education selected Dr. Jamie C. Polk as the...
