Alpha School, a billionaire-backed private school chain that replaces teachers with AI tutors and charges $40,000 a year in tuition, is opening campuses in Edmond and Tulsa in August. The model, which...

A new state superintendent seeks to divorce schools from politics. June’s primary election could bring a return to culture-wars-style leadership

Oklahoma's June Republican gubernatorial primary has become an unexpected test case for the future of GOP politics. Attorney General Gentner Drummond is betting voters want pragmatic leadership on edu...

There were 10,000 fewer students enrolled in Oklahoma public schools this year compared to last year, a dip of 1.5%. Observers say falling birth rates are the main culprit.

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Records obtained by Oklahoma Watch, including emails and text messages, offer a window into the chaotic months before Epic Charter Schools, the state’s largest online school, shed hundreds of jobs, ma...

A decision by the state’s domestic violence board exposed a rift over how a mandatory protective tool is to be used and led chairman and domestic violence advocate Brandon Pasley to resign.

Ryan Walters grabbed headlines throughout his tenure as the state schools chief, racking up dozens of lawsuits over his controversial policies.

The U.S. Supreme Court deadlocked on St. Isidore, the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school, letting the state supreme court’s decision stand.

There were 697,358 students counted on Oct. 1, 2024, according to the Oklahoma Department of Education. That’s down 0.2% from 2023, and 0.9% lower than the all-time high of 703,650 set in 2019, before...

Gov. Kevin Stitt's appointee, if confirmed by the Senate, would fill a board seat that has been vacant for two years.

Is Superintendent Ryan Walters building a campaign team on his agency’s payroll? The Department of Education’s latest hires have resumes stacked with experience in political consulting.

An Oklahoma City federal judge threw out a defamation lawsuit filed against state Superintendent Ryan Walters.

Funding pauses, layoffs and looming budget cuts threaten a critical test

Two Oklahomans were recently jailed in separate cases for posting untrue statements about someone who took exception. Both used an archaic state law that makes libel a crime.

The Oklahoma Department of Education initiated a new vendor search to purchase materials containing Bible-infused character lessons for elementary-aged students.

From the myth of multitasking to ‘attention contagion,’ high school teacher Blake Havard hopes to arm educators with the tools of cognitive science.

Oklahoma students’ scores in reading and math stagnated in 2024 and remained well below the U.S. average, according to national test results released this week.

The move comes as State Superintendent Ryan Walters sued two Biden administration officials Tuesday over border policies.

Gov. Kevin Stitt’s office is pushing back on comments it says were taken out of context from an Oklahoma City news station story about changes to high school graduation requirements.

Officials in Oklahoma are laying the groundwork to push Christianity into public schools.

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