Andrea Eger

Teacher coaching, bilingual students help schools meet English learner needs amid teacher shortage More than 10% of #oklaed students were receiving English language learner services at school as of Oct. 1. In Tulsa Public Schools alone, 38% of students were current or former multilingual learners l...

English learners are one of the fastest growing student populations in Oklahoma, yet educators with specialized certifications to serve them are scarce.

Some local schools and teacher preparation programs are leaning into the challenge. tulsaworld.com/news/local/e... #oklaed

Epic Charter Schools closing learning centers, slashing 357 jobs Cuts announced Monday affect the Tulsa- and Oklahoma City-area Epic learning centers that offered full-day, in-person instruction and meal services for breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday. #okla...

Cuts announced Monday affect the Tulsa- and Oklahoma City-area Epic learning centers that offered full-day, in-person instruction and meal services for breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday. #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

Supreme Court blocks creation of Oklahoma Catholic leaders' proposed religious charter school A divided U.S. Supreme Court voted 4-4 in the appeal of St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, which was a test case of the separation of church and state.

A split 4-4 vote by the U.S. Supreme Court revealed Thursday morning leaves intact an earlier ruling by Oklahoma's highest court that proposed Catholic charter school St. Isidore is unconstitutional. #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

A career teacher newly appointed to the Oklahoma State Board of Education raised concerns Wednesday about the state’s ever-growing reliance on underqualified, emergency certified teachers. #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...

Oklahoma's per-pupil spending now dead last in region as teacher compensation slips Nationally, only Idaho and Utah had a smaller per-pupil spending rate.#oklaed

New state-by-state comparisons reveal that Oklahoma’s per-pupil spending is dead last among surrounding states and that the average teacher compensation in public schools has slipped to 38th in the nation. #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

See what questions U.S. Supreme Court justices had during St. Isidore arguments Justice Samuel Alito questioned whether Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond's opposition to the Catholic charter school might be "motivated by hostility to religion." #oklaed

Inside the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, one justice accused Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond of “hostility to religion” while three others questioned how taxpayer funds could ever be used to proselytize through a religious charter school. tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...

Separation of church & state at risk as OK case goes before SCOTUS this week: Win for nation’s first religious charter school would represent “the most radical change to religious freedom under the First Amendment in American history,” one expert believes. tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

State Senate moves to disapprove controversial social studies standards The resolution had to be filed Thursday to meet normal legislative calendar requirements for passage by next Thursday, when the standards become effective barring action by the Legislature. #oklaed

A resolution disapproving controversial social studies and science standards for Oklahoma public schools was filed late Thursday by Senate Education Committee Chairman Adam Pugh, R-Edmond. tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...

Opponents of religious charter school: St. Isidore poses threat to all public charters Advocates who helped establish and expand public school choice are warning the Supreme Court that St. Isidore’s case is based on the false belief that a charter school is anything other than a public ...

Focus on SCOUTS appeal by St Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School has been separation of church/state, but original policymakers & leading advocates warn entire case based on false claim that a charter school is anything other than a public school. tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

Bixby school board selects insider to succeed Rob Miller as superintendent Lydia Wilson, who has spent more than three decades as a teacher, school and district administrator in Bixby Public Schools, has been named the district's next superintendent. #oklaed

NEW TUESDAY NIGHT: A 37-year veteran educator with Bixby Public Schools has been named the rapidly growing suburban school district’s next superintendent #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

Superintendent Ryan Walters takes separation of church-state group to federal court Oklahoma's state superintendent has sued to put a halt to the Freedom from Religion Foundation's written objections to daily prayers, Bible verse reading in small school district of Achille. #oklaed

Superintendent Ryan Walters sues in federal court separation of church-state group that raised parent concerns about prayer and Bible verse reading during class time in a small southeastern Oklahoma school district #oklaed
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Bixby Superintendent Rob Miller announces candidacy for state superintendent “I am not running against Ryan Walters. I am running for the families and students of Oklahoma. Whoever else decides to get in the race, that’s fine," Miller said. #oklaed

“I am not running against Ryan Walters. I am running for the families and students of Oklahoma. Whoever else decides to get in the race, that’s fine," Miller said. #oklaed

St. Isidore agrees to not open for 2025-26, regardless of SCOTUS decision Even if the proposed religious charter school prevails at the U.S. Supreme Court, Catholic leaders in Oklahoma say it would be too late to open in August 2025. #oklaed

NEW FRIDAY: Even if the proposed religious charter school prevails at the U.S. Supreme Court, Catholic leaders in Oklahoma say it would be too late to open in August 2025. #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

Oklahoma Tax Commission trying to 'recapture' $5 million in private school tax credits Tulsa World also obtained records showing state ended agreement with a vendor and added 20 new employees to directly operate the Parental Choice Tax Credit Program. #oklaed

Tulsa World also obtained records showing state ended agreement with a vendor and added 20 new employees to directly operate the Parental Choice Tax Credit Program. #oklaed

Oklahoma Tax Commission trying to 'recapture' $5 million in private school tax credits Tulsa World also obtained records showing state ended agreement with a vendor and added 20 new employees to directly operate the Parental Choice Tax Credit Program. #oklaed

Tulsa World also obtained records showing state ended $4M agreement with vendor & added 20 new employees to directly operate the Parental Choice Tax Credit Program. #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

Oklahoma Tax Commission trying to 'recapture' $5 million in private school tax credits Tulsa World also obtained records showing state ended agreement with a vendor and added 20 new employees to directly operate the Parental Choice Tax Credit Program. #oklaed

Tulsa World also obtained records showing state ended $4M agreement with vendor & added 20 new employees to directly operate the Parental Choice Tax Credit Program. #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

TPS audit release halted; district's 'legal maneuver' follows years of delays, state auditor says As a press conference was set to begin, an irate state auditor accused Tulsa Public Schools administrators of “constant obstacles” used “to delay and mislead" forensic investigators for two years. #oklaed

As a press conference was set to begin, an irate state auditor accused Tulsa Public Schools administrators of “constant obstacles” used “to delay and mislead" forensic investigators for two years. #oklaed

U.S. Supreme Court to take up Oklahoma religious charter school case SCOTUS to decide if the nation’s first-ever religious charter school should open in Oklahoma. #oklaed

NEW FRIDAY: SCOTUS to decide by summer if the nation’s first-ever religious charter school should open in Oklahoma. tulsaworld.com/news/state-r... #oklaed

Concerns raised about Tulsa 911 center's service, particularly related to fire calls Members of a working group examining the city's pre-hospitilization services say they've received reports of delays in fire dispatch, firefighters being sent to the wrong address and a lack of proper ...

NEW FRIDAY: New concerns revealed about Tulsa 911 center service, including critical care delays caused by lengthy dispatch times, first responders being sent to wrong addresses and inadequate training of fire dispatchers. tulsaworld.com/news/local/g...

Ryan Walters tells lawmakers he looks forward to U.S. Department of Education being dissolved The State Department of Education presented its $4.1 billion budget request during a hearing Thursday before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Education. #oklaed

State Superintendent Ryan Walters has proposed a $4.1 billion annual budget for fiscal year 2026, including a $3 million request for Bibles in classrooms. #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...

'Murder Under the Friday Night Lights' episode spotlights 1976 Sapulpa tragedy Sapulpa football coach Jerry Bailey and assistant coach Paul Reagor went missing Jan. 22, 1976. The coaches — one dead, one alive — were located the next day.

Sapulpa football coach Jerry Bailey and assistant coach Paul Reagor went missing Jan. 22, 1976. The coaches — one dead, one alive — were located the next day.

25 years after Welch girls disappeared, a mother's search continues Lorene Bible recently retired in preparation for visits to the state Capitol in support of Lauria and Ashley’s Law "so another family doesn’t have to go through this,” she said.

Only man charged in disappearance of 16yo Welch girls in ‘99 freed from prison after 2.5 years. Now, one victim’s mother has retired to prepare for visits to the OK State Capitol in support of Lauria and Ashley’s Law "so another family doesn’t have to go through this.” tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...

Family awaiting kidney transplant struggling to keep roof over heads | Project Santa Tammy Pierce said the transplant her daughter desperately needs will force her to be out of work at least a month. “We are struggling," the single mother says.

Family awaiting kidney transplant struggling to keep roof over heads | Project Santa tulsaworld.com/projectsanta...

Amid push for immigration checks, Tulsa Public Schools tries to reassure families Tulsa superintendent to parents afraid of Ryan Walters' desire for immigration status checks on kids: "We see you, we love you, and there is a place for you and your children here." #oklaed

NEW FRIDAY: Tulsa superintendent to parents afraid of Ryan Walters' desire for immigration status checks on kids: "We see you, we love you, and there is a place for you and your children here." #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

Four-day school week, tax credits and Ryan Walters among Jenks legislative forum topics Tulsa-area education leaders asked local lawmakers what could be done about the state superintendent's "woke indoctrination" rhetoric, as well as transparency related to private school tax credits. #o...

What can lawmakers do about Ryan Walters’ claim public schools need rid of “woke” liberal indoctrinators? Rep. Mark Tedford told him to focus on academic outcomes rather than social agenda but “there’s only so much of that advice that he’ll be willing to take.” #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

Salvation Army in Tulsa needs 1,000 gifts to fulfill needy kids' Christmas wishes As of 4 p.m. Wednesday, 595 “Angels” had been adopted but had no gift returned for them, and another 405 children's Angels had not yet been adopted.

The Salvation Army has put out an urgent call for help from the community because lagging donations have 1,000 Tulsa-area children at risk of going without a Christmas gift this year. tulsaworld.com/news/local/s...

Four-day school week discussion: BA school officials release feasibility study findings Broken Arrow school board hears from committee about feasibility of four-day school week. #oklaed

Some Broken Arrow school board members expressed serious reservations Monday night after hearing about the greatest challenges posed by possible move to a 4-day school week. tulsaworld.com/news/local/e... #oklaed

Former senior administrator at Tulsa Public Schools sentenced to prison Devin Fletcher was ordered to serve 30 months in prison and to make $600,000 in restitution after a years-long embezzlement scheme involving false invoices. #oklaed

Devin Fletcher gets 30-month sentence in Tulsa schools fraud #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

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Union sixth-graders could be relocated amid planned renovations, declining district enrollment One proposal is to change McAuliffe Elementary School, 6515 S. Garnett Road, into a stand-alone sixth grade center. #oklaed

District leaders @UnionSchools are weighing how to relocate some 6th/7th Grade Center students for needed facility updates in near future, including possibility of closing and repurposing one elementary school permanently. #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...