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Local & Regional

Citing vacancies, Tulsa Public Schools green-lights hiring adjuncts without teaching certificates

Ben Abrams

It was met with opposition from Tulsa’s teachers' union, members of the public and a lawmaker.

Local & Regional

New grant to Okla. university hopes to help fill teacher shortage

Ben Abrams

Northeastern State University received $2.45 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to train people with bachelor's degrees to become educators.

State Schools Superintendent Ryan Walters has called for the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every Oklahoma classroom

What about the whole "separation of church and state" thing?

"A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession" (Encore)

"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)

"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)

Reading Partners Tulsa marks its first decade

The Tulsa chapter of Reading Partners has been assisting literacy-challenged elementary-school students in our community since 2013.

"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"

"Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian" (Encore)

"Jovin uses a combination of intuition and established guidelines to demonstrate that there's almost always more than one correct answer to questions of communication. Along the way, she shares funny anecdotes...." -- Publishers Weekly

"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"

"How to Raise Kids Who Aren't A**holes" (Encore)

"Blending an upbeat, humorous tone with straightforward advice, Wenner Moyer crafts a winning guide for parents who wish to build a 'better, fairer, stronger world.' This delightful mix of strategy and humor shouldn't be missed." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)