Sasha Ndisabiye

Tune in to today’s Senate Education Committee live proceeding to gage where some Senators’ priorities lie in regard to education-related House bills. #okleg

Link: oksenate.gov/room-535

Education bills: Despite some 'shared agreement,' plenty to debate halfway through session About halfway through Oklahoma's 2025 legislative Session, several education bills bear watching as they are received by the opposite chamber.

The Senate Education Committee is currently meeting to discuss and potentially approve various House bills, including a few mentioned in the below article.

Take a quick peek at what #oklaed bills are still alive halfway through the 2025 regular session.
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Revised OSDE social studies standards tell students to 'identify discrepancies in 2020 election results' Significant changes to OSDE social studies standards about the first Trump administration went unnoticed prior to a Feb. 27, 2025, approval.

Flying under the radar of some State Board of Education members, OSDE’s social studies standards recently approved at the Feb. 27 meeting seem to point students towards election denialism, vastly deviating from what was proposed during the public comment period. #oklaed
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Tulsa County: Kate Williams unseats BA school board VP, TPS District 3 to runoff Kate Williams unseats Broken Arrow School Board vice president Jerry Denton as Kyra Carby and Dorie Simmons advance to a runoff in TPS D3.

Also for those interested, #TPS is quickly approaching an April 1 runoff election between two District 3 board member candidates who seek to replace Incumbent Jennettie Marshall. #oklaed

Read the below article for an election recap.
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Despite there being no mention of the #audit findings, as well as no indication of any superintendents’s comments/presentations, board member reports or citizen’s comments on the agenda, below is the link to the livestream portal for the March 10 board meeting.

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Tulsa Public Schools audit highlights 'significant' financial discrepancies, mismanagement Oklahoma State Auditor Cindy Byrd held a Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, presser regarding findings of a Tulsa Public Schools audit.

Tonight at 6:30p.m., the Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education will host the first meeting since the release of the state audit findings revealing severe discrepancies in the district’s financial practices between 2020 and 2023. #oklaed

Context:
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'Why am I here?': New Board of Education members frustrated with agenda access, immigration rule Superintendent Ryan Walters faced pushback from new State Board of Education members over an immigration rule at a Feb. 27, 2025, meeting.

Tension ran high at today’s State Board of Education meeting as Gov. Stitt’s new board member appointees pushed back against State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ immigration administrative rule and overarching control of the board agenda. #oklaed

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Tulsa Public Schools audit highlights 'significant' financial discrepancies, mismanagement Oklahoma State Auditor Cindy Byrd held a Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, presser regarding findings of a Tulsa Public Schools audit.

Two years after Gov. Stitt’s audit request into #Tulsa Public Schools, State Auditor Cindy Byrd released the specials audit findings, which revealed “significant” mishandling of state appropriations and financial discrepancies between SY2020 and SY2023. #oklaed
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'Extreme focus': Despite ongoing efforts, teacher shortage concerns stakeholders After years of declining teacher retention and recruitment rates, Oklahoma incentive programs have positively impacted teacher shortages.

I spent over a month talking to teachers and education officials about the decade-long teacher shortage that has seemingly peaked in Oklahoma with a record number of emergency teacher certifications issued in 2024.

Here’s what they had to say. #oklaed
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Amid new admin rule drama, Walters seeks proof of parents' citizenship While a controversial 2025 rule targets student documentation status, Superintendent Ryan Walters also wants to record parents' citizenship.

Regardless of the scores of protestors gathered outside OSDE, State Sup. Ryan Walters revealed during Tuesday’s SBE meeting that the administrative rule requiring documentation of students’ citizenship status will also require parents’ citizenship status. #oklaed
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OKCPS chairperson debate: Lewis defends record as Spriggs, Barrick call for change OKCPS chairperson candidates Jan Barrick, Paula Lewis and Niah Springs participated in a Jan. 28, 2025, debate ahead of the Feb. 11 election.

Exactly 2 weeks before the Feb. 11 school board election, #OKCPS Incumbent Chairwoman Paula Lewis defended her leadership capabilities against challengers Niah Spriggs and Jan Barrick, who say they have the solutions/plans to better the district. #oklaed
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OKCPS Board chairperson debate set for Jan. 28 Candidates for the OKCPS board chairperson position will participate in a debate Jan. 28, 2025, at the Metro Tech District Center.

For those interested, in partnership with News 9 @nondoc.bsky.social is hosting a “Board Battle” debate with the three candidates for the #OKCPS board chairperson position including incumbent chairwoman Paula Lewis and two challengers Jan Barrick and Niah Spriggs. #oklaed

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KFOR lawsuit: Settlement avoids trial, prohibits Ryan Walters from blocking journalist access A settlement was struck Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in the KFOR lawsuit against Ryan Walters and Dan Isett alleging First Amendment violations.

Following over an hour of closed door negotiations subsequently delaying what was supposed to be a bench trial, Superintendent Ryan Walters settled the civil #lawsuit KFOR filed against him citing First Amendment violations.

Attorney’s fees to be determined… #oklaed
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