Oklahoma City schools implements prevention system to address increasing dropout rates
Oklahoma City Public Schools is implementing a comprehensive dropout prevention system to combat its increasing student ...
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Facing Tighter Budget, Oklahoma Lawmakers Cast Doubt on Walters’ Budget Requests
As state officials anticipate a smaller budget in the next fiscal year, lawmakers on Tuesday appeared doubtful of requests to ...
Three candidates compete for Oklahoma City schools board chairperson seat
The three candidates discussed their stances on counting undocumented students, banning cellphones in classrooms and the ...
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Oklahoma proposal requires parents to provide immigration status when enrolling students
who has a school age daughter in south Oklahoma City holds a sign to protest Oklahoma's Board of Education considering a rule that would require parents enrolling children in public schools to provide ...
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Oklahoma education chief: ‘Our schools will not be sanctuary schools’
Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters (R) said his department will help President Trump enforce his immigration policies “in any way that we can.” “We’ve said our schools will not be ...
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Bipartisan bills aim to change how Oklahoma schools are graded on chronic absenteeism
Grading public schools based on students’ poor attendance ... Ellen Pogemiller, D-Oklahoma City, and Rep. Ronny Johns, R-Ada, filed similar legislation in the House with House Bill 1131 ...
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Oklahoma schools leader Ryan Walters moves to require students to prove citizenship
Melissa Lujan, an immigrant rights attorney in Oklahoma City, said she has received at least six calls from clients this week asking what documentation they need to show at their children’s schools — ...
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Immigration controversy in US schools: Oklahoma moves to tighten enrollment rules targeting undocumented students
They are starting to question: Do I unenroll my child from school?” Oklahoma City Public Schools Superintendent Jamie Polk has reassured families that the district will not participate in ...
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Oklahoma proposal requires parents to provide immigration status when enrolling students
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Parents enrolling children in Oklahoma public schools will be required to provide proof of their child’s U.S. citizenship or legal immigration status under a proposed rule ...
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Ryan Walters says he would support immigration raids in Oklahoma schools
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s top education official said he would support immigration enforcement raids in schools to assist with the White House’s promise of mass deportations. This week ...