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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Oklahoma’s new teacher sign-on bonus program championed by State Superintendent Ryan Walters is poised to award 533 teachers with bonuses ranging from $15,000-$50,000 — despite initial concerns about its legality.
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The Oklahoma Legislature is headed for another special session this fall, in which Gov. Kevin Stitt is asking for significant changes to the state’s tax system.
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A heat wave at the start of the school year has educators scrambling to keep kids cool and safe.
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Northeast Oklahoma hit an all-time high heat index at a sweltering 127 degrees. In August alone, the Oklahoma Mesonet recorded a heat index of at least 115 degrees 212 times.
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Democrats say the legislature should investigate a litany of allegations against Walters.
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The move comes a day after the TPS board voted for a mutual separation from Superintendent Deborah Gist, who announced she would step down in the hopes of staving off a state takeover.
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The superintendent of Tulsa Public Schools is resigning.
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The second of two Oklahoma men who pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime last year has been sentenced.
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More than any other district, Walters has focused criticism on Tulsa.
