StateImpact Oklahoma
StateImpact Oklahoma is a collaboration of KGOU, KOSU, KWGS and KCCU. Our reporters travel the state to report on education, health, environment and science — and the intersection of government and everyday Oklahomans.
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Lawmakers are at the halfway point in this year’s legislative session, and just a fraction of the education bills filed at the top of the session have survived big legislative deadlines.
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Oklahoma social workers face barriers in getting licensed, a bill could help them get to work fasterOklahoma’s nearly 6,000 licensed social workers are only meeting about two-thirds of the state’s mental health needs. That’s partly because state standards make it harder to get licensed.
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School support staff received a statewide pay raise after the 2018 Oklahoma Teacher Walkout, but while teacher pay remains a major legislative priority, support staff pay hasn’t.
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Oklahoma’s premature birth rate remains above the national average, and those babies need a little extra help getting nutrients to grow and reduce illness.
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An Oklahoma Watch investigation last year revealed a pervasive culture of harassment at an elite Oklahoma high school. The agency responsible for addressing those issues dropped the ball on performing inspections for 16 years.
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Abortion restrictions, the ongoing opioid crisis and access to mental health care are in focus this legislative session.
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The Oklahoma state legislature is back in session, and there’s no hotter topic than education policy. StateImpact education reporter Beth Wallis talked with managing editor Logan Layden about what to expect from lawmakers in 2024.
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Lawsuits against opioid distributors have materialized into an initial payout of $23 million in grants public bodies can apply for to support treatment and prevention.
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The Oklahoma State Department of Education overpaid at least $290,000 in teacher bonuses and is working to claw back the money mere months after it was distributed. Nine teachers have been issued demands for repayment, and five additional teachers are under review.
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At least 150 of Shawnee's 30,000 residents are experiencing homelessness. And because of an ordinance enacted this month, life might be getting a little more difficult for some of the community’s most vulnerable residents.
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No district in Oklahoma is under the State Board of Education’s microscope quite like Tulsa Public Schools. StateImpact has this update on how TPS’ state-mandated improvement plan is going so far and the work that lies ahead.
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2023 is coming to a close, and it’s been an eventful year for StateImpact Oklahoma’s reporters. Managing editor Logan Layden talks with the team about highlights of this year and what to expect in 2024.