The Oklahoma Public Charter School Association (OPCSA) will host a hiring fair to highlight faculty and staff openings at Oklahoma public charter schools at 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 5 at Central Library’s Pocahontas Greadington Learning & Creativity Center, 400 Civic Center, in Tulsa. The Charter School Hiring Fair will include opportunities in…
Governor Kevin Stitt’s choice for the State Board of Education is Sarah Lepak, a senior environmental project manager for QuikTrip Corp. Bill Flanagan recently resigned from the board. “I am pleased to nominate Sarah Lepak to serve on the State Board of Education,” said Stitt. “I am confident that she will put the needs of…
Author Phillip Goodman announced that the Mid-America Prophecy Conference will be May 13-14 at the Marriott Tulsa Southern Hills , 1902 E. 71st. Street. The theme of the conference is “Is America a Christian Nation – Past, Present, Prophetic?” The theme verse is Jonah 3:9-10 – “When God saw … they turned from their wicked…
Mend Medical Services will host their annual Celebration Banquet on April 21. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the dinner will be at 6:30 at the Glenpool Event Center 12205 S Yukon Ave, Glenpool. There is no cost to attend but you must register. An opportunity to invest financially with Mend will be presented. Mend…
Gov. Kevin Stitt made four key points in his February State of the State address to the Oklahoma Legislature on February 7. Those four points are: Investing in education reforms and giving parents more school choice; Better regulation of the medical marijuana industry and cracking down on the black market, as well as investing in…
In the race for the District 7 seat on the Tulsa School Board, Susan Bryant Lamkin got 1,836 votes (48%) and former Tulsa County District Attorney Tim Harris received 1,766 (46%) to force a runoff on April 5. The other District 7 candidates were Ellen Fuller (120 votes) and Junegrid Baker (49 votes). Incumbent Steve…
State Sen. Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, has filed Senate Bill 676 to prohibit anyone under the age of 21 from undergoing gender reassignment medical treatment in the state. The measure would make it illegal for a person under the age of 21 to undergo gender reassignment medical treatment; for a parent or guardian of a child…
Rep. Kyle Hilbert, R-Bristow, was elected Speaker Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Hilbert was formally elected with 82 votes. Joined by his wife Alexis and their daughter Addison, he was sworn in by Oklahoma Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Darby. Hilbert, who represents House District 29, is the youngest Speaker Pro Tempore…
State Sen. Warren Hamilton has filed Senate Joint Resolution 30, which would give a voice back to rural Oklahomans and transform how state questions are passed in the state. Hamilton, R-McCurtain, says allowing state questions to pass by a simple majority undermines rural Oklahoma and ensures only the major cities have a voice in hot-button…
The Senate Education Committee gave unanimous approval to a bill to allow children of school support employees to transfer to their parent’s employing district. Senate Bill 1112 is authored by Sen. Dewayne Pemberton, R-Muskogee, who said the bill was requested by school superintendents and the Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration (CCOSA) “Our public schools…