Nuria Martinez-Keel

National test scores rank Oklahoma in the bottom 10 for reading, math proficiency

Students exit the Jenks Public Schools Math and Science Center on Nov. 13. Oklahoma schools showed no significant change from two years ago in their reading and math scores on the Nation's Report Card. (Photo by Nuria Martinez-Keel/Oklahoma Voice)

OKLAHOMA CITY — As national testing again ranks Oklahoma in the bottom 10 for academic results, lawmakers on Wednesday debated whether the state is headed in the right direction or is pursuing policies that distract from better outcomes. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released 2024 reading and math results from every state Wednesday. The NAEP tests showed Oklahoma was among the lowest-performing states in the country, had no significant progress since 2022 and still has...

Legislation on school chaplains, corporal punishment return.

OKLAHOMA CITY — A proposed rule that would require schools to ask for proof of U.S. citizenship during enrollment unanimously passed the Oklahoma State Board of Education on Tuesday, sending

OKLAHOMA CITY — The U.S. Supreme Court announced Friday it will hear oral arguments over a Catholic charter school seeking to open and receive taxpayer funding in Oklahoma.

Grading public schools based on students’ poor attendance has gained bipartisan opposition in the Oklahoma Legislature.

State Superintendent Ryan Walters with his government relations associate, Lindsey McSparrin, presents his Fiscal Year 2026 budget request for the Oklahoma State Department of Education to the House subcommittee on education appropriations in the state Capitol on Wednesday. Photo by Nuria Martinez-Keel / Oklahoma Voice

Walters hints at ‘potential staff cuts' at Education Department OKLAHOMA CITY — As state officials anticipate a smaller budget in the next

OKLAHOMA CITY — As state officials anticipate a smaller budget in the next fiscal year, lawmakers on Tuesday appeared doubtful of requests to spend millions on Bibles for public schools