Tag: Education

The Wraparound Approach

October 4, 2018 Dan Keating

The fall edition of Focus magazine just arrived. The magazine is written by the Lumina Foundation, which is an independent private foundation in Indianapolis that is committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to all. The first article centers around Morgan State University, a historically black institution in Baltimore that was founded…

We Need to Get It Right

September 27, 2018 Dan Keating

Tulsa Public Schools is again studying itself. There are all kinds of administrators like chief of academics, director of data strategy and chief design and innovation officer working to produce different outcomes, yet the numbers remain the same. The proportion of students deemed college and career-ready has remained unchanged for the last three years, according…

‘Best Bang for Your Buck’ college

September 20, 2018

College of the Ozarks was recently ranked by Washington Monthly, earning No.1 Best Bang for the Buck in the Midwest and No. 3 Baccalaureate College out of the 150 on the list. Washington Monthly released their 13th annual college guide and rankings in the September/October issue of the magazine and online. Rankings emphasized social mobility,…

Project aims to help student health

September 6, 2018

Project Get Fit!, is a new initiative to increase health and wellness for schoolchildren across Oklahoma with a focus on five high-need districts. The project is made possible by a $1.825 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Project Get Fit! is designed to improve student access to nutrition, increase physical education…

Community College?

August 30, 2018

Tulsa Community College is in the middle of the pack in national study In a national survey of 715 community colleges, Tulsa Community College ranked as No. 388 in WalletHub’s “Best & Worst Community College Systems.” TCC is No. 388 overall and No. 375 in cost. Northern Oklahoma College has the No. 1 ranking in…

Oklahoma is ranked No. 30 in student debt

August 30, 2018

Oklahoma ranks in the middle of the pack when states are compared to levels of college student debt. According to WalletHub.com, Oklahoma is ranked No. 30 in “2018’s States with the Most and Least Student Debt.” Oklahoma is No. 8 in the category of “grant and student work opportunities.” Oklahoma is tied with Louisiana at…

Try Anything and Fire Most Administrators

August 30, 2018 Dan Keating

You may have seen that on last Thursday the State School Board approved the application of the Sovereign Community Charter School. This school will be in Oklahoma City and is the first of its kind in the United States. Why? Because it may well really help Native American children in advancing their education. The school…