4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (617+ words) This summer, Oklahoma launched a statewide community access portal initiative, bringing private, internet-connected spaces to public libraries across the state. The program will place as many as 175 portals in libraries, giving rural residents a private space to access telehealth, workforce…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (708+ words) The selection of key pieces of Oklahoma’s high-stakes reading law is underway in a process that likely will straddle two governors and state superintendents. While schools prepare teachers and students for the “third-grade gate” that will take effect in the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (274+ words) As early as next year, Texas college students could start earning a degree in three years. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board is working on a statewide plan for all public universities to offer accelerated 90-credit-hour degree programs. Governor Greg…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (375+ words) The Oklahoma State Department of Education has discontinued a federal program that funded third meals in public schools that operate with extended hours. State Superintendent Lindel Fields said the U.S. Department of Agriculture encouraged his administration to end the program. The…...