StateImpact Oklahoma

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Tuesday, voters will have the opportunity to choose Oklahoma’s next state superintendent. StateImpact’s Beth Wallis talked with Republican candidate Robert Franklin about the future of education in the Sooner State. Mentioned in this episode: Social Media tags

The Oklahoma general election is days away, and education issues are at the top of voters’ minds. StateImpact’s Beth Wallis sat down with the Democratic nominee for state superintendent, Jennettie Marshall. Marshall is a pastor and former Tulsa Public Schools board member. Mentioned in this episode…

A new formula from the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education positions the state’s colleges and universities to compete for a percentage of their state funding allocations. Mentioned in this episode: Social Media tags

Millions of birds have flown over the state’s night skies in recent months. But finding food can be difficult in urban areas and vast agricultural land. To help Oklahoma’s wildlife, some are spending their free time repairing natural habitat. Mentioned in this episode: Social Media tags

A hospital in Northwest Oklahoma is reopening its labor-and-delivery unit more than a decade after it closed, amid a new federal investment focused on rural healthcare. It hopes the model it’s building can sustain access despite looming reductions to federal Medicaid spending signed into law last …

With President Donald Trump stumping in our state this evening, StateImpact’s Logan Layden talked with OU political science professor Allyson Shortle about the politics of the visit. Mentioned in this episode: Social Media tags

Two Oklahoma mothers are challenging state abortion bans in a new lawsuit filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights last week. The women are seeking to prevent the laws from applying to pregnant Oklahomans who receive fatal fetal diagnoses, which means a pregnancy is likely to end in miscarriage …

Oklahoma schools are scrambling to find ways to continue serving students after the State Department of Education recently ended a federally funded school meal program. Mentioned in this episode: Social Media tags

Oklahoma City Public Schools and Metro Technology Centers are teaming up to help students explore healthcare careers without leaving their high schools. The partnership will support students in meeting new graduation requirements. Mentioned in this episode: Social Media tags