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Nationally known illustrator from Oklahoma never stopped drawing

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Mike Wimmer, Oklahoma artist, attempts to share experiences in his work.

1 comments | Tags: mike wimmer muskogee oklahoma artist oklahoma city | Topic: Gifted Programs BAD >_<

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Is an Oklahoma City company creating for-profit public schools?

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A for-profit company based in Bricktown has played an integral role in the founding of publicly funded virtual schools across the nation that are supposed to be nonprofits.

1 comments | Tags: oklahoma city for-profit public schools virtual schools advanced academics inc. ben harris | Topic: Online Learning BAD >_<

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Charter school applications assisted by OKC's Ben Harris

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Oklahoma City man is behind a dozen charter school applications that have ties to former colleagues who now run new companies.

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Two tutoring companies fired in Oklahoma City amid fraud investigation

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A+ Academics and Foundations Tutoring will no longer provide tutoring services to Oklahoma City Public Schools children as an investigation into allegations of fraud continues.

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Replacement teachers 'fired up' at Oklahoma City's U.S. Grant

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Stakes are high at U.S. Grant High School this year for the school's test scores and graduation rates to improve, as the district embarks on a drastic reform model backed by millions in federal funds.

1 comments | Tags: oklahoma city u.s. grant high school annual yearly progress karl springer school reform | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Business leaders discuss education reform at Greater Oklahoma City Chamber's State of the Schools conference

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Education reform should resemble a laboratory where community leaders experiment with revolutionary concepts, a speaker said Thursday during the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber's sixth-annual State of the Schools luncheon.

1 comments | Tags: oklahoma city school reform ken levit brian fitzgerald bob ross | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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After judge's ruling, questions abound about Epic 1 on 1 charter school

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Oklahoma Editorial -- A judge's ruling this week concerning an online charter school answered some questions but left others lingering, including the backgrounds of those behind the school and how the University of Central Oklahoma has become a reluctant sponsor.

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Judge rules Oklahoma must fund charter school

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Epic 1 on 1 Charter School — a proposed virtual academy that hoped to enroll students for school on Sept. 1 - won Oklahoma funding based on student enrollment Monday. It will have to wait until next year to sign up students.

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Tougher standards are best for Oklahoma students

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Oklahoma Editorial -- The superintendents of Oklahoma's two largest school districts did the right thing in being upfront about just how poorly students performed on state-mandated tests last year. But their candor does nothing to sugarcoat the harsh reality that students simply aren't mastering math and English in a 21st century that requires students to know more than ever before.

1 comments | Tags: oklahoma standards school reform oklahoma city tulsa oklahoma | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Putnam City district focusing on youngest students

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A tight budget isn't getting in the way of the Putnam City School District's goal of expanding and improving learning opportunities for young children — good news in what's become a woe-is-me landscape regarding education funding.

0 comments | Tags: oklahoma city putnam city school district kindergarten early childhood education sue kuntze | Topic: Early Childhood BAD >_<

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Oklahoma charter school sues Oklahoma Department of Education to get funding

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A startup charter school has sued the Oklahoma Department of Education for refusing to acknowledge the school as a legitimate entity to receive state funding.

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Oklahoma City School Board approves professional development contracts

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The Oklahoma City School Board approved $1.5 million in contracts with seven companies to provide professional development at three schools under improvement plans this year.

0 comments | Tags: oklahoma city karl springer professional development linda toure school improvement | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Former Oklahoma City mayor Kirk Humphreys presents plans for downtown elementary school

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Kirk Humphreys, former mayor and school board member, presented his vision for a charter school in downtown Oklahoma City on Monday night, asking for four board members to join his nonprofit board and offering the district's superintendent input in selecting a principal.

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Reform plans at three Oklahoma City schools stir uncertainty

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School begins Monday at two of the district's three schools under improvement plans, but a necessary contract with the union hasn't been signed and some teachers still are waiting to be transferred.

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