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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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Then and now: See how Tulsa’s streets have changed through the decades
Curious what Tulsa looked like over the past century? We’ve recreated archival photos from the Museum of Tulsa History across the city’s current landscape.
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Holiday Replay: ‘The house that Bike Club built.’ New $8M cycling hub coming to west Tulsa
For the past 12 school years, Bike Club has helped build confidence through cycling for thousands of Tulsa Public Schools students.
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TCC gave $500K to students beyond Tulsa County lines this fall through new scholarship
A new parallel program to Tulsa Achieves is covering tuition and fees for nearly 100 students who graduated from Tulsa-area high schools.
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How five years and $250M of drone investments are preparing Tulsa students for takeoff
More young Tulsans are taking advantage of the city’s autonomous vehicle training. Tech leaders hope jobs will follow.
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Tulsa Public Schools board approves $609M bond package for voters to consider in April
The district added another $19 million to the final bond package to account for future inflation.
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Changemakers: This is how Tulsa students would solve homelessness and food insecurity
Homelessness, SNAP benefits and mental health aren’t just adult problems to solve. At this semester’s Changemakers pitch nights, kids propose their own solutions.
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TPS adds funding for school buses, career readiness to $600M bond proposal
Tulsa Public Schools hopes to put the updated package before voters in April. Its board will make that decision next week.
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A ‘jewel’ for north Tulsa: TPS Parent Resource Center connects families with critical resources
TPS gave away frozen turkeys to 50 families, dinner and services to many more at its “Jingle & Mingle” event. They want even more parents to start visiting.
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Little known state law leaves millions on the table for Oklahoma schools
An underutilized state law could bring $50 million to public and private schools, while giving donors thousands in income tax credits.
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TCC moves forward with first bachelor’s degree program in school’s 55-year history
Oklahoma’s higher education officials approved a new four-year degree program in child development that could be offered in fall 2026.
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Only 3 challengers file for Tulsa area school board races. One wants to unseat a ‘controversial’ TPS board member.
In one of the county’s three competitive school board races this spring, Connie Dodson and E’Lena Ashley are running for the TPS District 4 board seat.