The nation’s top education official made a stop today at Tulsa’s Will Rogers High School.
U.S. Secretary of Education John King met with members of a Tulsa Public Schools study group that’s slashed required testing in half over the last year, recovering 39 hours of teaching time. King praised the district for bringing teachers and principals together to make those decisions, saying he’s seen districts with as many as four nearly identical student reading assessments.
King also had advice for state leaders dealing with a budget crisis.
"Investing in our K–12 system, making sure that all students, regardless of ZIP code, have access to advanced coursework, to art, to music, to school counselors — those are critical investments for the long-term health of any state, so I would urge the leaders in Oklahoma and across the country to seriously consider their investment choices."
Education groups have asked lawmakers to finalize Oklahoma’s education budget before the end of April.
