Nearly 20 partners have launched a campaign to drum up local funding for child care and after-school programs facing state-level cuts.
Author Archives: Anna Colletto
Anna first began reporting on education at the Columbia Missourian and KBIA-FM, where she earned national awards for her stories, then worked as a city editor and news anchor. She has contributed to the Minnesota Star Tribune, Texas Tribune and Cincinnati Magazine, and was an investigative researcher for Caleb Gayle with the Watchdog Writers Group. Anna is a proud graduate of the University of Missouri where she served as the editor-in-chief of The Maneater, the university’s student newspaper. She attributes her passion for education to her family’s extensive work in the field. Anna is committed to revealing the inequities, aspirations and strengths of Tulsa’s education system — while providing useful and inclusive news.
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Behind the scenes of state testing for Tulsa elementary and middle schoolers. But first, a parade.
From third through eighth grade, all Oklahoma students take an English language arts and math assessment each year as required by federal law.
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The Tulsa Public Schools $609M bond is a go. Here’s what comes next.
More than 80% of voters supported the TPS bond Tuesday, but spending that money will be a long process.
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Tulsans go all-in on $609M school bond but say no to re-electing board member. Here are the results.
Amens, hell yeahs and cheers rippled through a crowd of TPS staff and supporters at the watch party as the votes rolled in. Voters passed each proposition with at least 80% support.
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Tulsa Public Schools is setting new records for graduation readiness. It’s years in the making.
Nearly 57% of the district’s high schoolers are on track for a college and career readiness diploma — well above the goal TPS set years in advance.
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With early voting underway, Mayor Nichols adds his support to the $609M TPS bond
The majority of bond funds, if passed, would go toward building renovations, safety improvements, new technology and student programs at TPS.
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TCC program serving low-income, first-generation students braces for potential Trump cuts
Oklahoma has eight centers funded by federal TRIO grants that help students get to college. They’ll face steep competition for federal support next year.
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‘Play fair with any partner’: How Tulsa Public Schools is expanding Special Olympics to increase participation
A cornhole tournament featuring nearly 300 students is part of a bigger push to include special education students in athletics.
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Tulsa Public Schools cuts 89 positions in first round of layoffs
Cutting employees and vacant positions is the district’s first response to dropping enrollment and budget woes. The move will save TPS $3.5 million.
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A corporation with ties to the Walton family just saved 5 Tulsa charter schools from losing their home sites
A newly-formed LLC with ties to Walton Enterprises successfully bid on Tulsa Public Schools properties that five charter schools call home.
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‘Menace of joy’: LGBTQ+ Tulsans face increasing anti-trans rhetoric and mental health crisis
As Oklahoma lawmakers consider new limits on LGBTQ+ health care and expression, Tulsans are deciding whether to stay or go — and how they can build community in the meantime.
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Tulsa Tech Peoria Campus to remain closed through end of school year due to storm damage
All 550 students will report elsewhere after spring break. The March 6 storm severely damaged the campus roof and interior.