Aug 29 Why Tulsa public schools are under threats of takeover in Oklahoma By Adam Kemp Tulsa Public Schools held on to its accreditation last week after a monthslong battle with the state superintendent, who has been promising "dramatic change" to Oklahoma’s largest school district. Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 3:15 A Brief But Spectacular take on making and remaking identity Hala Alyan is an award-winning poet, author, and clinical psychologist. She was born in Illinois but spent time in several other states as well as in Kuwait and Lebanon. Alyan shares her Brief But Spectacular take on how those experiences… Continue watching
Aug 16 This new Oklahoma executive order narrowly defines 'woman' By Adam Kemp The order, which along with government agencies applies to schools and state institutions, stipulates definitions for certain terms, like “man,” "boy," "woman," "girl," "father" and "mother.”… Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 5:43 The legal battle in Oklahoma over public funding for a religious charter school By John Yang, Adam Kemp, Claire Mufson For several years, the Supreme Court has been lowering the barrier between church and state in education. Now, Oklahoma officials have approved what would be the nation's first publicly funded religious charter school, setting off a court battle that will… Continue watching
Aug 04 In Oklahoma, a new test of religion in public schools By Adam Kemp A new lawsuit is challenging what would be the nation’s first publicly-funded religious charter school. Continue reading
Jul 11 This new partnership is helping the Cherokee Nation preserve plants and culture By Adam Kemp Under a new agreement with the National Park Service, the Cherokee Nation will set aside a 1,000-acre site along the banks of the Buffalo National River in Arkansas that is rich with plants and natural resources deemed historically important to… Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 7:06 Okla. judge dismisses restitution lawsuit filed by last survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas An Oklahoma judge threw out a lawsuit seeking financial restitution for the three remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The suit was trying to force the city and others to make amends for the destruction of the once-thriving… Continue watching
Jun 23 Oklahoma death row inmate plans to refuse clemency hearing but maintains innocence By Sean Murphy, Associated Press An Oklahoma death row inmate scheduled to be executed in September for the 1996 killing of a University of Oklahoma dance student says he plans to reject his chance for a clemency hearing. Continue reading
Jun 18 High temperatures trigger storms, widespread power outages across southern U.S. By Scott Sonner, Associated Press Triple-digit temperatures prompted heat advisories across much of the southern U.S., triggered thunderstorms that knocked out power from Oklahoma to Mississippi and whipped up winds that raised wildfire threats in Arizona and New Mexico. Continue reading
Jun 07 How a 950-mile bike ride is helping Cherokee youth reclaim their history By Adam Kemp, Gabrielle Hays, Hannah Grabenstein For the 15th straight year Cherokee youth are retracing the Trail of Tears on bikes in hopes of achieving a deeper understanding of their homeland and the forced removal that took it away. Continue reading