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Decision on vote to close four more TPS schools nears

Tulsa Beacon

Later this month, the Tulsa School Board will decide whether or not to close four elementary schools – a decision that would displace 1,200 children. Superintendent Deborah Gist has recommended the closing of Wright Elementary, Grimes Elementary, Mark Twain Elementary and Jones Elementary. Despite more funding from the state – and a host of other…

Gist wants to close four TPS schools

Tulsa Beacon

In January, the Tulsa Public School Board will likely vote on a recommendation by Superintendent Deborah Gist to close or merge three schools due to a $20,000,000.00 budget shortfall. Gist wants to close Jones, Wright and Grimes elementaries in 2020 and possibly merge Mark Twain Elementary into the Wayman Tisdale Fine Arts Academy. Another part…

Academic achievement drops

Tulsa Beacon

According to the state’s 2018-19 School Report Card, academic achievement declined in all tested grades statewide. That drop was most pronounced in Oklahoma high schools. The Oklahoma Legislature has committed hundreds of millions of dollars in higher funding for public schools, including significant raises in teacher pay in the past two years. “If districts have…