Nuria Martinez-Keel
The Oklahoman
Oklahoma City, OK, United States
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She was told she had no options after high school. Now, she's Oklahoma Teacher of the Year.
Oklahoma's 2023 Teacher of the Year said she was told "what I could not achieve" as a student. She won the state's top teaching award on Wednesday. → Read More
Oklahoma Senate school voucher bills hit dead end as House tax credits come to forefront
Two Senate school voucher bills will be dropped in favor of House bills to give parents tax credits for private school costs → Read More
Word 'diverse' cut from Okla. computer classes amid Walters' efforts to avoid 'woke standards'
Oklahoma's top education official Ryan Walters said references to diversity, equity and inclusion don't belong in public school teaching of computers. → Read More
Oklahoma House passes private-school tax credit, increases public school funding
Legislation from House Speaker Charles McCall would offer refundable tax credits to families with children who home-school or attend private schools. → Read More
Oklahoma House speaker proposes tax credits for private school families, teacher pay raise
A bill from House Speaker Charles McCall would give $5,000 tax credits to families with children attending private schools. → Read More
Archdiocese of Oklahoma City asks to open nation's first Catholic charter school
A decision by a small Oklahoma state agency will become a watershed moment likely to kick off years of litigation. → Read More
Bill to increase Oklahoma teachers' minimum pay passes Senate committee
The Senate Education Committee moved forward a bill that would raise minimum salaries for all Oklahoma teachers. A maternity leave bill also passed. → Read More
Ryan Walters proposes ban on 'sexualized content' in school libraries. What that could mean for Oklahoma
State schools Superintendent Ryan Walters proposed new rules that could threaten a school district's accreditation for having "pornographic material." → Read More
House Speaker Charles McCall says lawmakers are still out on Oklahoma school vouchers
House Speaker Charles McCall doubted the viability of school voucher bills in the Oklahoma Legislature. → Read More
Oklahoma Gov. Stitt proposes $130M school voucher program. Will rural opposition sink it again?
The Republican governor said he would spend $130 million to send more children to non-public schools. → Read More
Walters says report showing Okla. colleges will spend millions on diversity programs is concerning
State schools Superintendent Ryan Walters demanded a report on all diversity, equity and inclusion spending at Oklahoma's colleges and universities. → Read More
Investigation into misspent education funds clouds hearing on budget requests from Walters
A member of House leadership said he nearly convened a committee investigation into the state's poor handling of federal education aid funds. → Read More
Oklahoman finalist for National Teacher of the Year says cooperation is key to future
Rebecka Peterson, Oklahoma's 2022 Teacher of the Year, made the list of five finalists for the nation's top teaching award. → Read More
State board vote could close Sovereign Community School in six months
The state Board of Education issued a notice to close Sovereign Community School on June 30, but the OKC school still has a chance to make its case. → Read More
Ryan Walters' $150 million teacher incentive pay plan advances to Legislature
The new state superintendent also moved forward a request for $100 million to boost early childhood literacy. → Read More
Oklahoma schools are again the focus of culture-war bills during 2023 Legislative Session
Republican state lawmakers submitted more bills that would further limit topics Oklahoma public schools could discuss. → Read More
Sovereign Community School survives closure threat, but future still uncertain
Sovereign Community School is mired in $500,000 in debt and showed paltry academic results this year. → Read More
Embattled Western Heights superintendent resigns in day of 'hope' for the school district
The Western Heights Board of Education cut ties with Superintendent Mannix Barnes, whose two-year tenure threw the district into turmoil. → Read More
3 Western Heights board members resign, including president
The three members maintained a voting majority on the Western Heights school board that often opposed a state intervention in the district. → Read More
Changes are coming to OKC school board boundaries. Here's what you should know.
Changes to school board seat boundaries could affect future board candidates as soon as next month. → Read More