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Preliminary state test results for students available by late May, Hofmeister announces

April 23, 2019

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For the first time, Oklahoma educators and families will be able to review their students’ state test results as early as May. The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) anticipates preliminary results of the Oklahoma...

Two students from Tulsa selected to attend prestigious National Youth Science Camp

Oklahoma State Department of Education

April 22, 2019

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State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister today announced that two Tulsa high school seniors, Anna Byrd and Caleb Freese, will be Oklahoma’s delegates to the National Youth Science Camp in West Virginia this ...

Oklahoma Pre-K ranked in top 8 states by nation’s premier early education group

Oklahoma State Department of Education

April 17, 2019

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Oklahoma’s public Pre-K program scored among the top eight states in the nation in a new report from the influential National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER). In “The State of Preschool 2018” annual report,...

Oklahoma receives top rating for education strategic plan

Oklahoma State Department of Education

April 11, 2019

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OKLAHOMA CITY (April 10, 2019) – In a report issued today, Oklahoma was one of nine states to receive an overall rating of excellent on its Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) consolidated state education plan. The report, issued by the National Urban League, reviewed the ESSA plans of 36 states and the District of Columbia to assess how well equity was incorporated. Oklahoma’s ...

New report reveals 30,000 teachers have left the profession in 6 years

Oklahoma State Department of Education

February 21, 2019

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Using historical educational and population data, market trends and demand-supply projections, the 2018 Oklahoma Educator Supply & Demand Report indicates that the percentage of Oklahoma educators leaving the profession has incr...

Oklahoma student enrollment increases by nearly 4,000.

Oklahoma State Department

January 28, 2019

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Funding needed to support increasing number of students, Hofmeister says OKLAHOMA CITY (Jan. 28, 2019) — The number of students in public schools in Oklahoma continues to r...

OSDE child nutrition programs seek Summer Food Service sponsors

Oklahoma State Department of Education

January 16, 2019

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OKLAHOMA CITY (Jan. 16, 2019) – Sponsoring organizations for the 2019 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) are now being sought by the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) Child Nutrition programs. Eligible sponsors include...

Teacher morale high after district improvements, survey shows

Oklahoma State Department of Education

November 16, 2018

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DUNCAN (Nov. 16, 2018) – Despite a severe, ongoing teacher shortage crisis, Duncan is finding ways to keep experienced educators. The school district is responding to pressures on the profession with concerted efforts to impro...

Yukon’s Becky Oglesby named 2019 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year

September 19, 2018

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A Yukon elementary school art educator whose alter-ego as the Caped Crusader earned her the nickname the “Batman Teacher” is Oklahoma’s 2019 Teacher of the Year. Becky Oglesby teaches Pre-K through third grade at Ranchwood Ele...

Cameron University to host free math, engineering enrichment program

September 13, 2018

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Calling all middle school mathletes! Registration is now open for Cameron University’s It’s MathE, a fun and exciting mathematics and engineering enrichment program aimed at students in grade six through eight. The event takes...

Hofmeister credits grassroots advocacy for half a billion dollars in new public ed investment

Oklahoma State Department of Education

March 30, 2018

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State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister made the following remarks after Gov. Fallin’s signing of House Bill 1010xx. The landmark legislation, the first to earn the required three-fourths majority in both ...

Hofmeister commends state Senate passage of teacher pay raise

Oklahoma State Department of Education

March 29, 2018

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State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister made the following remarks on the Oklahoma State Senate’s passage of legislation paving the way for a teacher pay raise, the first in more than 10 years. “Thanks to mem...