Education

Mustang Public Schools has suspended 122 students for demonstrating against ICE during the school day.

State Superintendent Lindel Fields and Secretary of Education Dan Hamlin responded Friday morning to an open letter from lawmakers calling for an investigation into student-led ICE protests.

Board members said they were bound to follow the St. Isidore ruling from the Oklahoma Supreme Court, despite some doing so begrudgingly.

The coalition, including the ACLU and Oklahoma Appleseed Center, claims the theoretical school would “indoctrinate its students in Jewish religious beliefs.”

Public comment is now open for Oklahoma's new social studies academic standards. And, this year's version is markedly different from the standards put out by former State Superintendent Ryan Walters' administration.

The Oklahoma State Department of Education debuted its budget request for the 2026 legislative session Monday.

Rep. Chad Caldwell’s tagline last session when passing a one-year statewide cellphone ban in schools was “try it before you buy it.”

With the 2026 Legislative Session set to begin in February, lawmakers are previewing upcoming priorities for the months ahead. Thursday, Senate Education Committee leadership said literacy will be the focal point of education policy this year.

The Jewish Federation of Tulsa said it was not consulted about an application seeking to found a taxpayer-funded online Jewish charter school.

Tulsa Public Schools is asking voters to approve the largest bond package in the district’s history, a four-part, $609 million proposal officials say is essential to maintaining classrooms, facilities and student programs.