Kim Caywood, a high school teacher from Coweta, Oklahoma, did not realize how privileged she was to have lights that worked in her classroom.
Talking to other teachers at the Capitol during last April’s...
WASHINGTON — Special Counsel Robert Mueller concluded his investigation into President Donald Trump late last week, and everyone, including Oklahoma’s congressional delegation, had something to say...
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) on Thursday introduced a bipartisan bill alongside House and Senate members to expand a national mental health treatment program for which funding...
WASHINGTON — Rep. Kendra Horn was named chair of the subcommittee on space and aeronautics, giving the state’s lone Democrat a chance to use her background in space policy while helping one of Oklahoma’s...
WASHINGTON — Members of the Oklahoma delegation were pleased with President Donald Trump’s message of bipartisanship and unity in the State of the Union address Tuesday night, including on issues...
WASHINGTON — When the U.S. House of Representatives flipped to a Democratic majority after eight years of conservative control, Republicans undoubtedly lost power.
That includes representatives...
By Elizabeth Sims and Luke Schumacher, [UNFILTERED] reporters
Graphics by Elizabeth Sims
A map of the instructional expenditures per student by district. Click here for full-screen map.
School...
Teachers in Arizona have used the Oklahoma teacher walkout to plan their own strategy to advocate for higher education funding.
Teachers in Oklahoma have rallied at the state capitol since April 2 for...
The long-debated question of consolidating smaller school districts in Oklahoma to help the education budget has reappeared in the wake of the statewide teacher walkout.
A bill that would have consolidated...
Every year, “Oklahoma Arts Day” is held at the Oklahoma State Capitol on a day designated by Oklahomans for the Arts (OFTA). This year, it just so happened to be during the Oklahoma teacher walkout.
The...
Private and preparatory schools across Oklahoma are standing with public school teachers as they their fight for better education funding.
While the private schools of Oklahoma are not state funded, many...
As the teacher walkout intensified over the past week, the methods Oklahoma uses to obtain education funding came under extreme scrutiny.
Many took to social media to share their confusion, outrage...
