Andrea Eger
Tulsa Worlds
Tulsa, OK, United States
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Study: Oklahoma maintains streak of deepest state-aid cuts to schools since '08 recession
While most states raised general funding per student slightly this year amid an improving national economy, Oklahoma was among 12 states to impose new cuts. → Read More
Mother: Skiatook man may have spared kindergarten OSU crash victim from further harm
One moment, sisters Hadley and Mia Wyatt were holding hands and eating candy with their cousins as they watched the parade go by. → Read More
No stranger to tragedy, Oologah copes with connections to OSU homecoming crash
The mother of a high school band member was seriously injured in the crash, and the driver of the vehicle had been a member of the band when she was in school.Related story: $1 million bail set; woman's attorney says she had 'flat' response when learning four diedRelated story: OSU crash suspect's state of mind before tragedy still a mysteryRelated story: Kevin Durant, OKC Thunder visit OSU… → Read More
State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister wants new education budget request to include $60 million for teacher pay raises
Oklahoma's superintendent said all state agencies have been directed to present "flat budgets" for fiscal year 2017 but addressing the state's teacher shortage is too serious to put off. → Read More
Nearly 70 percent of Tulsa schools get failing grade as A-F criticism continues
The Oklahoma State Department of Education released the 2015 A-F school grade cards on Thursday with the disclaimer that the system is inaccurate and needs to be overhauled. Find a link to all state public schools here.See the A-F school-by-school grades for area districtsEmergency teaching certificates 'will likely approach 1,000' for year, Hofmeister saysHofmeister wants new education budget… → Read More
Emergency teaching certificates 'will likely approach 1,000' for year, Hofmeister says
Oklahoma's superintendent reported 77 more requests at Thursday's state board of education meeting. If approved, total emergency certificates would be 919 since July 1. → Read More
Tulsa Superintendent Deborah Gist calls A-F grades a bureaucratic exercise with "unfortunate" consequences
"I don't use our A-F information; it is not useful. I see it as a necessary bureaucratic exercise," she said. → Read More
Teachers who instigated over-testing examination in TPS no longer work there
There are two teachers who won’t be around to see the relief from Tulsa Public Schools’ 54 percent reduction in district-mandated student testing. → Read More
New Tulsa Superintendent Deborah Gist gets board approval for taking 'community schools' districtwide
The Monday night meeting was her first regular school board meeting as Tulsa Public Schools superintendent. → Read More
State of Education: Chamber luncheon captures changing of the guard at TPS
A lifetime achievement award was presented to Superintendent Keith Ballard, who retired Tuesday from K-12 education. Incoming Superintendent Deborah Gist shared with the business community the stark realities of Tulsa Public Schools' current student achievement levels and high school graduation rates, but she praised her predecessor for building "an incredibly solid foundation" for the future. → Read More
Incoming Superintendent Deborah Gist sets governance, communications expectations for Tulsa school board
Gist asked the board to stick to "governance" and leave all "management" activities to her. → Read More
School districts being advised new law forbidding payroll deduction for union dues missed the mark
School districts are being advised that a new law intended to end payroll deductions for union dues come November is unenforceable as currently written. → Read More
TPS getting outside help to combat low summer school attendance
School’s out for the summer but summer school is about to be in.Nearly 6,500 students are enrolled at Tulsa Public Schools for the second year in a row, but officials say about 2,000 were no-shows most days during the 2014 summer school session. → Read More
Writing tests won't count on schools' A-F report cards for second year
Questions about the reliability of scoring the passage-based writing tests have persisted. → Read More
Superintendent-designate Deborah Gist wants community input on Tulsa Public Schools' next five-year plan
One of the first official orders of business for the superintendent-designee is to work with the Tulsa school board on a new strategic plan. → Read More
Medal for Excellence winner blends U.S. history with art lessons
Mark Twain Elementary School teacher Beth Howard is one of the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence's prestigious medal winners for public school educators. → Read More
11 Booker T. Washington students suspended after social media post of vandalism, gay slur
One student recorded another student vandalizing a poster on school property that promoted awareness about bullying and harassment of LGBTQ students. The images were then posted to a social media website called Phhhoto with the caption including a gay slur, "Don't tread on me, f-----," and nine additional students recorded "likes" on the post. → Read More
Nearly a dozen Booker T. Washington students suspended after social media post of vandalism, gay slur
One student recorded another student vandalizing a poster on school property that promoted awareness about bullying and harassment of LGBTQ students. The images were then posted to a social media website called Phhhoto with the caption including a gay slur, "Don't tread on me, f-----," and nine additional students recorded "likes" on the post. → Read More
Booker T. Washington golf coach charged with sexual battery
Wade Weller, 50, was charged with one felony count in Tulsa County District Court and was being held in the Tulsa Jail Thursday evening on a $2,000 bond. → Read More
McLain hosts first Science, Technology and Community Fair
Will you go blind if you sit too close to the TV? → Read More