StateImpact Oklahoma

The goal of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust grant funding is to “provide communities with resources to create lasting health improvements.”

Oklahomans took to the polls Wednesday for the first day of early voting. Oklahoma has four early voting days this year — that's one more than in the 2020 Presidential general election.

The Oklahoma Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency said the State Department of Education did not do anything to warrant a criminal investigation for how it handled funding at its legislative presentation Tuesday. But, it said the agency should have communicated better with districts and lawmakers.

The Oklahoma State Board of Education voted to table much of its agenda at Thursday’s meeting, saying it was uncomfortable voting due to a sudden change in the board’s legal counsel, affected by State Attorney General Gentner Drummond.

OU received a $17.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to work with tribal nations to address disparities in cancer outcomes.

A growing list of Oklahoma colleges and universities are offering their workers paid parental leave. But it’s still a minority. The momentum comes after Oklahoma mandated maternity leave for state employees and teachers.

More than 30 parents, teachers and faith leaders filed a lawsuit in the Oklahoma Supreme Court Thursday over State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ directive to require Bibles in every classroom and to use them as an instructional resource.

A grand jury released a 31-page report detailing “irresponsible, disappointing and indefensible” oversight in pandemic-era federal education funds.

Former Norman educator Summer Boismier filed a petition in Oklahoma County District Court Friday to overturn the revocation of her teaching license.

Oklahoma schools use technology apps to manage everything from attendance to grades to parent communications. And now, a growing number of districts are updating hall passes to the digital age.