Tag: Jason Simeroth

I image it was much of the same for educators across the state. To call the teacher walkout an anti-Republican demonstration could ignore the fact that most teachers are registered Republicans. You can read that story here. Back to school Many schools reopened last Friday. While the Oklahoma Education Association called off the walkout on Thursday, and most teachers returned home on Friday, there were some who came to the Capitol for one last day of demonstrations. Yukon schools to close on Election Day As the teacher walkout ended this week, many educators said they were turning their attention to the November elections. Yukon Public Schools intends to help. Oklahoma colleges enroll record number of Hispanic students The Hispanic student population at Oklahoma public colleges and universities grew 44.5 percent in six years — from 9,810 in 2010-11 to 17,684 in 2016-17, according to data from the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, speaking at the Reagan Institute's Summit on Education, said that more money and more regulation aren't the solution to the recent stagnant scores on the National Assessment for Educational Progress, reports Education Week. Two state teachers win ag awards Two Oklahomans are among 40 K-12 teachers from across the United States selected to receive scholarships to attend the 2018 National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference scheduled June 27-29 in Portland, Maine.