Apr 12 Oklahoma’s largest teachers union calls for end to walkout By Associated Press Public schools in Oklahoma's two largest cities, Oklahoma City and Tulsa, will still remain closed on Friday, the end of the second week of a statewide walkout by teachers who marched on the state Capitol. Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 24:59 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 7, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, April 7, the Texas National Guard will be deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border, and embattled EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's security detail has cost taxpayers nearly $3 million. Also, a look at education issues in Oklahoma… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch 4:25 Oklahoma teachers’ union extends strike with calls for more funding in schools By PBS News Hour Some Oklahoma school districts will remain closed on Monday as the state’s largest teachers’ union continues its nearly week-long strike, demanding more school funding. State lawmakers approved adding $40 million to public schools on Friday, but the head of the… Continue watching
Apr 03 Opinion: Oklahoma students are worth more than legislators are giving By Amy Presley School was closed on Monday. Same for Tuesday. And again tomorrow. Why? Because our students are worth more than what they’re getting from the state legislators of Oklahoma, writes teacher Amy Presley. Continue reading
Apr 03 Oklahoma teachers walk out for second day By Sean Murphy and Bruce Schriener, Associated Press Many schools will remain closed for a second day in Oklahoma Tuesday as teachers rally for higher pay and education funding in a rebellion that has hit several Republican-led states across the country. Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch 4:47 Teacher protests are spreading around the nation. Here’s what’s fueling the movement By PBS News Hour Thousands of teachers protested Monday in Oklahoma and Kentucky, demanding higher wages and more resources for students. So far this year, teachers in four states - each with a Republican governor and legislature -- have walked out of classrooms to… Continue watching
Apr 02 Oklahoma teachers are posting their crumbling textbooks online By Erica R. Hendry, Vic Pasquantonio Ripped binding, torn pages and outdated information -- such as listing the current president as George W. Bush, whose term ended in 2009 -- have been a visible rallying cry as teachers demand better pay and more funding. Continue reading
Mar 30 Why Oklahoma teachers are planning to walk out Monday By Vic Pasquantonio Oklahoma legislators passed a tax increase for the first time since 1990 on Wednesday, which gave teachers a pay raise in hopes of averting a walkout. Teachers say they still plan to walk out of school on April 2. Continue reading
Feb 05 This Osage writer remembers one of the first victims of infamous ‘reign of terror’ By Jennifer Hijazi Named for the Osage word meaning ‘prayer,’ the poem was Elise Paschen's way of tapping into a tragedy to which she feels intimately linked. Continue reading
Nov 25 Drilling reawakens sleeping faults in Texas, leads to earthquakes By Anna Kuchment, Scientific American For 300 million years faults showed no activity, and then wastewater injections from oil and gas wells came along. Continue reading