StateImpact Oklahoma
StateImpact Oklahoma reports on education, health, environment, and the intersection of government and everyday Oklahomans. It's a reporting project and collaboration of KWGS, KGOU, KOSU and KCCU, with broadcasts heard on NPR Member stations.
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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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A study found Oklahomans are most frequently traveling to Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico and Illinois to obtain an abortion.
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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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Nearly $1.4 million has been left on the table in federal grants, and State Superintendent Ryan Walters told lawmakers that’s due to the exodus of staffers from his department.
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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.