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 — About $1.5 million in private donations are being used to train literacy coaches in 10 locations across Oklahoma as part of an effort to improve students’ reading proficiency, officials announced Tuesday.  The State Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday unveiled a plan, named the Oklahoma Literacy Initiative, which supporters said will boost the […]