OKLAHOMA CITY — An expanded team of reading coaches will train teachers across Oklahoma as public schools implement new requirements for childhood literacy. The Oklahoma State Department of Education’s HEROES Literacy Instructional Team has grown to 24 reading coaches and six regional supervisors, following recent legislative action. The team, which the state lawmakers converted from […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — State leaders say they’re still pursuing solutions to reverse a yearslong decline in traditionally trained teachers entering the classroom, all while emergency certified educators continue to fill essential teaching roles.  The number of graduates completing Oklahoma teacher preparation programs, including college degrees in education, has fallen by about 40% since 2013, state […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — Taxpayers will cover $132,000 in lawsuit settlements owed to two fired Oklahoma State Department of Education employees who sued former state Superintendent Ryan Walters and his senior adviser. Cheryl McGee and Matt Colwell each sued Walters and Matt Langston in Oklahoma City federal court in 2023. Both had been fired that year […]