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For first time, Okla. reports per-pupil spending by school

BY JENNIFER PALMER -- Oklahoma Watch
05/28/20 9:00
Children at a Tulsa elementary school line up for a school meal. WHITNEY BRYEN/OKLAHOMA WATCH
Oklahoma Watch is a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that produces in-depth and investigative stories on important issues facing the state. For more Oklahoma Watch content, go to oklahomawatch.org. COURTESY
For 2018-19, Oklahoma’s statewide average per-pupil spending was $8,778.
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NSU continues Cherokee Language Teacher program

BY LINDSEY BARK -- Reporter
05/27/20 9:00
Cherokee Nation citizens pursuing education degrees and learning the Cherokee language to teach, can do both in NSU’s Cherokee Language Teacher program.
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Wildcat receives Cobell scholarship for second year

BY LINDSEY BARK -- Reporter
05/26/20 9:00
Elouise Cobell
Sky Wildcat
Cherokee Nation citizen Sky Wildcat reflects on how a Cobell Scholarship helps her educational endeavors.
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Sequoyah High School names Choate, Turtle as 2020 valedictorian, salutatorian

BY STAFF REPORTS --
05/20/20 13:00
Sequoyah High School’s 2020 valedictorian is Boniblu Choate, left, and salutatorian is Chelbie Turtle. COURTESY
Boniblu Choate plans to attend the University of Arkansas, while Chelbie Turtle will go to Northeastern State University.
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State offers 5 calendar options for school year

BY JENNIFER PALMER -- Oklahoma Watch
05/20/20 11:30
Oklahoma Watch is a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that produces in-depth and investigative stories on important issues facing the state. For more Oklahoma Watch content, go to oklahomawatch.org. COURTESY
The Oklahoma Education Department is asking school leaders to begin planning for it.
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BIE names Haskell University president

BY STAFF REPORTS --
05/20/20 10:00
Dr. Ronald J. Graham
Dr. Ronald J. Graham is selected as the Haskell Indian Nations University president.
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Creative ways to go beyond curriculum while home schooling

BY STATEPOINT MEDIA --
05/16/20 16:00
Adjusting to this new normal has found parents wearing even more hats than usual. Many are simultaneously tackling work responsibilities, navigating home schooling and taking care of chores. STATEPOINT
Share fun and creative ways to help create special moments for kids while imparting valuable lessons.
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High school seniors wrap up unusual final year

BY CHAD HUNTER -- Reporter
05/13/20 14:30
Sequoyah High School senior Joah Fourkiller is accompanied by his parents, Ruth and Kevin Fourkiller, on senior night. COURTESY/RANCE FOURKILLER
Sequoyah High School’s graduation ceremony is slated for July 31.
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SHS provides mandated distance learning to students

BY LINDSEY BARK -- Reporter
05/12/20 14:30
Sequoyah High School takes on distance learning and graduates 90 seniors.
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Shift to Distance Learning Highlights Stark Inequities in Internet Connection

BY JENNIFER PALMER -- Oklahoma Watch
05/10/20 14:00
An empty classroom is seen at Santa Fe South Sixth Grade Center, a public charter school in Oklahoma City, in 2018. (Whitney Bryen/Oklahoma Watch)
A graphic from the U.S. Census Bureau shows the percentage of households with broadband Internet by state. (U.S. Census Bureau)
Oklahoma Watch is a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that produces in-depth and investigative stories on important issues facing the state. For more Oklahoma Watch content, go to oklahomawatch.org. COURTESY
A mid-March survey by the Oklahoma Education Department showed that nearly one-quarter of the state’s public school students, about 167,000, don’t have internet access at home.
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Bacone College School of Indian Art online auction fundraiser ends Friday

BY STAFF REPORTS --
05/06/20 11:30
Proceeds will benefit students via scholarships, art equipment for printmaking, graphic design, drawing and painting.
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Education

Schools challenged with teaching reading – and now during pandemic

KATHRYN MCNUTT

05/03/20 14:00

State officials say many teachers still use reading-instruction theories that brain research has shown don’t work and can be detrimental. ...

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Health

FDA allows emergency use of drug for coronavirus

ASSOCIATED PRESS

05/04/20 14:30

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Friday allowed emergency use of an experimental drug that appears to help some coronavirus patients recover faster ...

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Cherokee Nation museums, shops close ‘until further notice’

CHAD HUNTER

03/26/20 14:30

Tribal events are cancelled or postponed for the foreseeable future. ...

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Council

Cherokees seek NCAI seats; vets honored

CHAD HUNTER

09/26/19 8:00

Tribal Council Speaker Joe Byrd hopes to secure one of four top National Congress of American Indian positions. ...

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