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Jennifer Palmer

Education Watch

Stuck at the bottom: Oklahoma reading & math Scores Stagnate

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Oklahoma students’ scores in reading and math stagnated in 2024 and remained well below the U.S. average, according to national test results released this week. The data is from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as The Nation’s Report Card, which tests a sample of students every other year in fourth and eighth…

Education Department Proposes statewide American Flag Policy

Tulsa Beacon

School districts could soon be required to create new policies ensuring students can fly the American flag on school grounds, according to proposed rules published Monday by the Oklahoma Department of Education. The proposal comes three months after Superintendent of Schools Ryan Walters said his agency was investigating Edmond Public Schools’ flag protocols after a…