StateImpact Oklahoma
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An event organized by the tribes’ Administration of Aging aims to bring older tribal members into the community, but it also continues a legacy of a centuries-old guessing game.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit said Monday Oklahoma isn’t entitled to federal family planning money it lost last year.
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“Summer slide” is the phenomenon of students losing ground academically during the summer break.
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Oklahoma nursing homes are preparing for staffing rules finalized in April by the Biden administration, meant to improve safety and quality of care in long-term care facilities.
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State Superintendent Ryan Walters is looking to prominent conservatives to head up a committee reviewing academic standards for social studies education — calling for a “complete overhaul” of the current standards.
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The Statewide Charter School Board gathered Monday for its first-ever meeting, and one of its first decisions was to hold off acting on a June State Supreme Court order to rescind the contract of the nation’s first publicly funded religious school.
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Local law enforcement agencies in Oklahoma are preparing for the implementation of the state's new law criminalizing people without legal immigration status. Some agencies refuse to implement it, others say they have no choice — but all agree unauthorized immigration is a problem.
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Gov. Kevin Stitt signed the budget bill for the State Department of Education into law Friday and vetoed two sections that would have put guardrails on State Superintendent Ryan Walters. But shortly after, he issued an executive order that covered some of lawmakers’ concerns.
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Plaintiffs in a lawsuit against what would be the nation’s first publicly funded religious school, the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual Charter School, beat one hurdle in their case Wednesday.
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StateImpact education reporter Beth Wallis and health reporter Jillian Taylor talk with managing editor Logan Layden about some of this year's legislative highlights.