StateImpact Oklahoma
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StateImpact Oklahoma is a collaboration of KGOU, KOSU, KWGS, and KCCU. Jackie Fortier, Quinton Chandler, and Robby Korth travel the state to report on education, health, and criminal justice and the intersection of government and everyday Oklahomans.
StateImpact Oklahoma
1w ago
In Tulsa, there are about 450 after-school programs at risk of shrinking to just 75 once ESSER funds are gone.
One of those programs is an after-school gardening club at Tulsa Public Schools' Eugene Field Elementary. There, each participant gets a garden box to plan, decorate, plant and harvest from throughout the school year.
Schools across the country may be on the brink of making tough calls once these "pennies from heaven" run out ..read more
StateImpact Oklahoma
1w ago
Opill, which was approved by the FDA last July, is the nation’s first over-the-counter birth control pill, and it’s hitting pharmacy shelves now.
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StateImpact Oklahoma
2w ago
Any point on the globe can expect to see a total solar eclipse about once every 400 years. This Monday, it’s far southeast Oklahoma’s turn.
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StateImpact Oklahoma
1M ago
Lawmakers are at the halfway point in this year’s legislative session, and just a fraction of the education bills filed at the top of the session have survived big legislative deadlines. StateImpact’s Beth Wallis spoke with Oklahoma Voice education reporter Nuria Martinez-Keel about the bills that still remain on the legislature’s radar.
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Oklahoma social workers face barriers in getting licensed, a bill could help them get to work faster
StateImpact Oklahoma
1M ago
This legislative session, lawmakers are working with faculty from OU’s School of Social Work and Oklahoma Healthy Minds Policy Initiative, advocating for Oklahoma’s requirements to be reduced to 3,000 hours.
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StateImpact Oklahoma
1M ago
School support staff received a statewide pay raise after the 2018 Oklahoma Teacher Walkout, but while teacher pay remains a major legislative priority, support staff pay hasn’t. StateImpact’s Beth Wallis reports many paraprofessionals, who often provide critical support to students with disabilities, live paycheck to paycheck ..read more
StateImpact Oklahoma
2M ago
An Oklahoma Watch investigation last year revealed a pervasive culture of harassment at an elite Oklahoma high school. StateImpact’s Beth Wallis spoke with Jennifer Palmer, the reporter behind the story, about a recent update: the agency responsible for addressing those issues failed to perform required inspections for 16 years ..read more
StateImpact Oklahoma
2M ago
Abortion restrictions, the ongoing opioid crisis and access to mental healthcare are in focus this legislative session. Jillian Taylor is StateImpact Oklahoma’s health reporter, and spoke with managing editor Logan Layden about what to expect from lawmakers in 2024 ..read more
StateImpact Oklahoma
2M ago
The state legislature is back in session, and there’s no hotter topic than education policy. StateImpact education reporter Beth Wallis talked with StateImpact managing editor Logan Layden about what to expect from lawmakers in 2024 ..read more
StateImpact Oklahoma
3M ago
The Department of Education overpaid at least $290,000 in teacher bonuses and is working to claw back the money mere months after it was distributed. Nine teachers have been issued demands for repayment, and five additional teachers are under review ..read more