education

"The Teachers: A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession"

"This deeply researched and impressive study brings home the fact that America underinvests in the education of its children -- and that teachers step in to fill the gaps." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A Teacher, a Texas Town, and the Rural Roots of Radical Conservatism" (Encore)

"[This book] expands and often upends existing histories by locating the early culture wars not in coastal campuses and think tanks but in Hereford, a small town in the Texas Panhandle." -- Jason Mellard, author of "Progressive Country"

"You Will Never Be One of Us: A Teacher, a Texas Town, and the Rural Roots of Radical Conservatism"

"[This book] expands and often upends existing histories by locating the early culture wars not in coastal campuses and think tanks but in Hereford, a small town in the Texas Panhandle. The themes of controversy and speech, patriotism and protest, outrage and offense, that are the political oxygen of the early twenty-first century all appear here, near fully formed, in the High Plains of 1974." -- Jason Mellard, author of "Progressive Country"

"Every 90 Seconds: Our Common Cause Ending Violence Against Women"

"DePrince reveals in this remarkable book that each act of violence against a woman reverberates throughout society. Drawing on her years of experience as a scientist and advocate, DePrince lays out a roadmap to end violence against women." -- Jennifer Joy Freyd, Founder and President of the Center for Institutional Courage

The Discovery Lab partners with Tulsa Public Schools to offer the STEAM Center

The Discovery Lab is now on track to welcome 300,000 visitors by the end of this year.

"The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth" (Encore)

A professor at the Georgetown University Law Center examines the foundations of racist policing in America

"The Family Firm: A Data-Driven Guide to Better Decision Making in the Early School Years" (Encore)

"Oster dives into the data on parenting issues, cuts through the clutter, and gives families the bottom line to help them make better decisions." -- Good Morning America

"The Real World of College: What Higher Education Is and What It Can Be" (Encore)

"[The authors] distill decades of experience into this bracing, often surprising book about what college is, and is for. With rigor and wisdom, they burn away myths and challenge every American to recommit to truly higher learning." -- Eric Liu, CEO of Citizen University

"The Sleep-Deprived Teen: Why Our Teenagers Are So Tired, and How Parents and Schools Can Help Them Thrive"

"In this timely book, Lisa L. Lewis underscores why sleep is so vital for adolescent well-being and resilience and offers detailed, actionable tools for bringing about change." -- Arianna Huffington, founder & CEO of Thrive Global

Local & Regional

Audit critical of Oklahoma’s use of education relief funds

Associated Press

A federal audit report sharply criticizes Oklahoma officials for a lack of transparency, oversight and accountability in the use of coronavirus relief funds that were intended for education.