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Lawmakers urge focus on education as school year begins amid OSDE controversies
News9 - Oklahoma
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As Oklahoma students head back to school, political leaders are encouraging the public to focus on supporting students and educators rather than the controversies surrounding the Oklahoma State Department of Education. Jason Dunnington and Sen....
As Trump Weighs Federal Marijuana Shift, Oklahoma Voters Face High-Stakes SQ 837 Debate
CityNewsOKC - Oklahoma
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OKLAHOMA CITY — A national marijuana policy shift from President Trump could collide with one of Oklahoma’s most contentious ballot measures in years. State Question 837, which seeks to legalize recreational marijuana, is being framed by...
After DOJ Complaint, Oklahoma Moves to End In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants
Oklahoma Watch
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August 13, 2025
Sign up for Education Watch! Stay informed about education changes affecting your kids with our Education Watch Newsletter. Jennifer, an expert on Oklahoma education issues, ensures you get the essential information you need. Sign up today for...
Some Oklahoma candidates for office are carrying huge campaign debts
The Oklahoman
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An Oklahoma state representative who knocked off a powerful incumbent in last year’s GOP primary is still carrying a large debt to his campaign and continues to lend himself money. Rep. Jim Shaw, R-Chandler, now owes his campaign $385,000, a huge...
Religion news 13 August 2025
Religion Media Centre
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August 13, 2025
Carmelite priest and Baptist minister arrested at Palestine Action protest Carmelite priest, Fr John McGowan, from St Joseph’s Parish, Chalfont St Peter, Gerrards Cross, and Rev Dr Sally Mann, of Bonny Downs Baptist Church, East Ham, were arrested...
Best private K-12 schools in the Oklahoma City metro area
K95.5 Tulsa - Oklahoma
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August 12, 2025
Stacker compiled a list of the best private K-12 schools in the Oklahoma City metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses five weighted factors for its rankings: top colleges score, college enrollment, culture & diversity grade, parent /...
Appeals court allows Arkansas' first-in-the-nation ban on gender transition care for minors to be enforced
Fox News
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'Outnumbered' panelists weigh in after Speaker Emeritus Nancy Pelosi expressed support for 'national level' care for transgender children. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld an Arkansas law...
John Mateer’s Gambling Statement Divides America as Brent Venables’ Oklahoma Takes Final Call
Essentially Sports
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August 12, 2025
If you follow college football, you already know this: the NCAA doesn’t play around when it comes to maintaining the sanctity of the sport. One wrong move, and a player’s season or even career can go up in smoke. That’s why Oklahoma Sooners...
Oklahoma welcomes students, but not their cellphones, back to school
Oklahoma Voice
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August 12, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY — As Oklahoma students return to school in the coming days, they’ll have backpacks on, pencils and laptops ready, and their cellphones out of sight. For the next year, state law requires all Oklahoma public schools to ban student use...
Texas groups form mutual aid funds for illegal immigrants after in-state tuition repeal
The College Fix
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August 13, 2025
Groups aims to lower tuition costs for illegal immigrant students Several Texas nonprofits have formed mutual aid funds for illegal immigrant students after a federal judge struck down a state law allowing them to receive in-state tuition....
Questions remain over Oklahoma Bible-in-schools standards as classes begin
News9 - Oklahoma
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As the school year begins, questions remain over State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ social studies standards that require Bibles in schools. In July, the Oklahoma Supreme Court declined to block the new standards. Parents, educators and faith...
Pontotoc County Retired Educators set for new school year
The Ada News - Oklahoma
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Pontotoc County Retired Educators Association will convene for its first 2025-2026 meeting on Friday, August 15, at 11:30 a.m. at the Irving Center. The Irving Center is located at 530 West Fifth Street in Ada. All retired educational personnel,...
Oklahoma Ends In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants After DOJ Lawsuit
American Renaissance
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August 12, 2025
Oklahoma will no longer offer in-state tuition benefits for illegal alien students after the Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the state, alleging the policy violated federal immigration law. The DOJ filed a complaint asserting that Oklahoma...
Oklahoma QB John Mateer denies betting on sports
United Press International (UPI)
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Aug. 12 (UPI) -- The University of Oklahoma's likely starting quarterback, John Mateer, denied betting on sports while a freshman at Washington State University in 2022. Screenshots of Mateer's Venmo account show two transactions on the mobile...
Oklahoma governor celebrates law keeping men out of women’s prisons
LifeSite
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August 12, 2025
News ‘We don’t apologize for our conservative values, our God-fearing values,’ Gov. Kevin Stitt said at a ceremony touting Oklahoma’s laws. OKLAHOMA CITY (LifeSiteNews) — Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt held a ceremony on Monday to highlight...
Moore superintendent talks new cellphone policy, state's low education rankings
KOCO 5 - Oklahoma
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August 13, 2025
RANKED LAST IN EDUCATION NATIONALLY. THE SUPERINTENDENT TOLD ME THAT NUMBER IS NOT A REPRESENTATION OF THE THINGS HAPPENING IN HIS DISTRICT. AND SOMETIMES IF YOU WANT RESULTS IN THE CLASSROOM, YOU HAVE TO LOOK OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM FIRST GRADE IN...
Oklahoma QB John Mateer denies betting on sports while at WSU, calls Venmo descriptions ‘inside jokes’
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer called the descriptions of payments that reference sports betting on his Venmo account “inside jokes” and denied ever betting on college football or other sports in a statement released Tuesday afternoon. “The...
Oklahoma Sooners QB John Mateer says sports-gambling references on Venmo were ‘inside jokes’
Los Angeles Times
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August 12, 2025
Some inside jokes can be funny. Others not so much. John Mateer seems to have fallen into the second category: The Oklahoma Sooners quarterback is now on defense regarding NCAA policy about student-athletes and sports betting. Screenshots of Venmo...
Oklahoma Doesn’t Need Buc-ee’s — We’ve Got Gasquatch
Z94 - Oklahoma
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August 12, 2025
If you’ve spent any time on social media, you’ve probably heard people clamoring for a Buc-ee’s in Oklahoma. “Why don’t we have one?” “When are we getting one?” As if the state will collapse without a beaver-branded gas station selling brisket...
Oklahoma star QB denies gambling on sports after Venmo transactions surface
NBC News
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August 12, 2025
Ever since he transferred to the University of Oklahoma last winter, scrutiny has followed John Mateer for how the quarterback, rated one of the best in college football, would perform on the field. This week, Mateer has found himself under the...