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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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Stitt overhauls Oklahoma education department and names new superintendent to ‘steady the ship’
In a Tulsa school library, Lindel Fields laid out his vision for an education department bogged down by controversy and politics.
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Stitt expected to announce new state superintendent Lindel Fields at Tulsa school
The governor’s pick for Ryan Walters’ successor is an “apolitical” Tulsan and former CareerTech administrator, sources say.
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‘It’s a good day in Oklahoma’: Tulsa teachers union, districts and lawmakers react to Ryan Walters resignation
Gov. Kevin Stitt now must select Walters’ replacement. Tulsa educators say they hope it’s someone who puts collaboration before politics.
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Ryan Walters resigning as state superintendent to lead Teacher Freedom Alliance
Walters announced his resignation Wednesday night on Fox News.
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Ryan Walters calls for Turning Point USA chapter in every Oklahoma high school
The state department of education is pushing for TPUSA chapters in all high schools following Charlie Kirk’s death.
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TPS bans discriminatory imagery; fate of Central and Webster mascots remain undecided
The Tulsa Public Schools board voted to ban discriminatory mascots but delayed a decision on new imagery for the Braves and Warriors.
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Central and Webster alumni spar with TPS Board over proposed mascot policy
The board signaled majority approval for the policy, and will vote at its following meeting.
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Tulsa Public Schools policy proposal could ban ‘discriminatory’ school mascots
Votes on a revised cell phone policy and tardiness definition are also on the board’s Monday meeting agenda.