Education

Newly appointed Oklahoma State Superintendent Lindel Fields is trying to set a new tone for his leadership era of Oklahoma's education department. It includes a three-step plan Fields laid out for reporters at a press conference Tuesday.

Statewide test scores for reading and math have dropped significantly in Oklahoma public schools since the state returned to more rigorous scoring, according to results the state Department of Education released publicly on Monday.

State Superintendent Ryan Walters will submit his resignation letter a day before joining a conservative nonprofit

Onikah Asamoa-Caesar says a combination of economic and social factors led to the decision to close in Tulsa and move to New Jersey.

Oklahoma County District Attorney Vicki Behenna will not seek criminal charges against Ryan Walters after nude images appeared on his television during a state board meeting.

Oklahoma's Supreme Court has paused the implementation of new social studies standards in the state's schools.

Schools slated for updated imagery are Union and Central. Some alumni expressed anger at the decision while current students and parents showed support.

State Superintendent Ryan Walters' new PragerU-backed "America First" test for out-of-state teachers is now live. And despite Walters' claims the test will weed out "woke" teachers, it is impossible to fail.

The initiative attracted educators from at least 17 states and Japan, the Education Department reported. Seventy-nine Oklahoma districts are participating.

More Oklahoma children are entering kindergarten with exemptions from vaccines.