Staff report Heather Meldrum, a fifth grade teacher at Stanley F. Hupfeld Academy at Western Village, reacts in surprise after being named the 2013-14 Oklahoma City Public School Teacher of the Year. Meldrum is the first charter school teacher ever to win the honor. Other finalists for the honor were Michael Spellis (Taft Middle, first [...]
By Patrick B. McGuigan Associate Publisher A study for the State Chamber of Commerce has concluded the Oklahoma public system of colleges and universities is both a bargain and a wise use of taxpayer resources. However, the analysis did not include a look at the number of sites, possible administrative efficiencies and other traditional concerns [...]
Staff Report Six Oklahoma schools were awarded Reward School grants totaling $400,000 by the State Board of Education last week as part of the State Department of Education’s Raise the Grade Together initiative. “These schools are among the best performing schools in the state,” said State Superintendent Janet Barresi. “To qualify for the [...]
Staff Report The Societies of Oklahoma City University will honor four Oklahoma women for their volunteerism during the 25th anniversary of the Awards of Excellence on Feb. 28 at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club. A reception will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:15 p.m. The 2013 honorees [...]
Jerry Bohnen A national education-reform group that pushes for more education reforms including accountability of teachers, an expansion of the school day and better tracking of student data is creating an Oklahoma chapter and letting legislators know, it intends to be around this coming legislative session. Stand for Children recently created its [...]
By Patrick B. McGuigan Associate Publisher This is a story about Veritas — the truth. As in: Veritas Classical Academy of Oklahoma City, a blended (or “hybrid”) educational system that combines the personal attention of homeschooling—guided by loving parents two or three days a week — with the rigor of magnificent teachers [...]
By Jerry Bohnen Special to The City Sentinel The Oklahoma Department of Education, responding to the growing scandal at Frederick A. Douglass High School in Oklahoma City — a situation whose details have been revealed by The City Sentinel — has discovered in an audit, that 81 percent of the 107 students set to [...]
By Jerry Bohnen, special to The City Sentinel Allegations of grade changing and attendance record manipulation against the principal of the Douglass High School prompted a criminal investigation by the U.S. Department of Education, a probe that began earlier this year. At least one investigator from the regional office of the Department [...]
By Darla Shelden Contributing Writer The Oklahoma Green Schools Program offers funding and educational resources to help schools go green. Beginning July 19, five free Oklahoma Green Schools Training sessions are available to learn how the Oklahoma Green Schools Program works. “Our goal is to educate and empower Oklahoma students and teachers to make [...]
staff report Buchanan Elementary School students, parents, teachers and community members are celebrating the end of MAPS for Kids renovations and facility upgrades at the school located at 4126 NW 18 St. The $3.7 million project includes a classroom addition and renovation of the core facilities. Buchanan Elementary School accommodates 462 Pre-kindergarten-6th grade students. The [...]
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