Rebecca Kaye becomes acting superintendent at OKCPS
Rebecca Kay is the new acting superintendent responsible for day-to-day administration of Oklahoma City Public Schools as the Board of Education begins the search...
Board accepts Aurora Lora resignation effective Feb 1
Tuesday night the Oklahoma City Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously to accept Superintendent Aurora Lora’s resignation effective February 1.
The only official statement...
Supt Aurora Lora resigns from OKCPS
Superintendent Aurora Lora has resigned her position with Oklahoma City Public Schools.
In a news release sent just after noon Tuesday, Chief of Communications Beth...
Supt absence combo of vacation, prof leave says district
A spokesperson with Oklahoma City Public Schools denies that Superintendent Aurora Lora is on administrative leave and says she is on a combination of...
Police duties, social work mix with Homeless Outreach Team
The Homeless Outreach Team within the Oklahoma City Police Department is tasked to connect the city’s homeless population with agencies and organizations.
They have a...
Single day count reveals number of homeless in Oklahoma City
About 80 volunteers gathered at the OKC Homeless Alliance West Town facility Thursday morning at NW 4th and Virginia before there was even a...
Mock interviews help Capitol Hill High School students sharpen skills
Capitol Hill High School student Jennifer Cardenas says she is shy. So just having a conversation with any stranger is a challenge.
But she got...
Low pay, bad workplace top two reasons teachers leave classroom
In a news conference Monday, state Superintendent of Schools Joy Hofmeister said “we can’t ignore and can’t dismiss any longer” the issue of teacher...
Long work session focused on planning, strategy, bonds
The Oklahoma City Public Schools Board of Education met Monday for an official work session in the superintendent's conference room to discuss a wide...
Hundreds come to Okla Capitol for Women’s March
“We’re pissed off and we’re not going anywhere,” said Krystal Lambert. It seemed to represent the general tone of the 2018 version of the...
DDRC update – Omni Hotel, The Bower plans approved
Two projects significant to the rapidly-changing face of downtown Oklahoma City were received by the Downtown Design Review Committee or DDRC Thursday.
Omni Hotel
The committee...
OKC Quality Schools a mystery to many
A powerful nonprofit that controlled the founding and the latest actions of John Rex Charter Elementary in downtown Oklahoma City remains somewhat of a...
Humphreys back on John Rex Charter board after controversy
Kirk Humphreys is back on the board of John Rex Charter Elementary as of Monday night after being removed a few weeks ago.
After the...
MLK Day OKC – New challenges for next generation
The schedule for Martin Luther King Jr. Day stays the same in OKC, but realities for black Americans continue to change each year revealed...
Police focus on south side OKC to develop relationships
The body language of those attending the South OKC Safe grant kick-off meeting Thursday night changed when OKC Police Maj. Paco Balderrama started explaining...
