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As many as 100 school school board members and administrators recently went on a golf outing, paid for by the attorneys that represent many of them. The Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs reports that school leaders were paid during the outing, essentially getting a taxpayer funded day on the links.
For students hoping to earn a college degree, choosing the right school is important, and can hinge on any number of factors.
Threats of a teacher strike loom over the state Capitol, as the educators ask legislators for more than $3 billion in funding with their latest proposal.
An Oklahoma City councilman took to social media to explain how a petition to raise teacher pay in the city failed.
As complicated as the state budget picture has been this legislative session, it could actually get even more complicated several months from now.
Singer, actor, and activist Harry Belafonte is set to speak at the University of Oklahoma Thursday night, but the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs calls him a radical leftist and wants to know why he's speaking.
Of the seven state questions appearing on the November 8 ballot, SQ 779 may be most familiar to Oklahomans, as it would guarantee a substantial pay raise for public school teachers through a one-percent increase in the state sales tax.
It is a tumultuous time for Oklahoma schools and News 9 is kicking off a statewide initiative called: Educate Oklahoma. Over months ahead, we will examine what is working here and in other states, as well as what is not.
A group of teachers, parents and students gathered at the State Capitol Friday to express frustration over efforts to block State Question 779 from being on the November ballot.
After the Oklahoma Healthcare Authority announced it would be cutting 25-percent from the state Medicaid fund on Mar. 29, hospitals have been scrambling to figure out a way to cut costs without cutting care.
