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...
Principal Sue Starr back in at OKCPS, but not Northeast HS
Late Friday Oklahoma City Public Schools announced that they had “reached an agreement" with former Northeast High School principal Sue Starr that would avoid...
Termination hearing for popular NEHS principal is Tuesday
UPDATE - 5:30 p.m., Friday, January 12 - After more negotiations, Starr is back as a roving principal to fill in for other principals...
John Marshall Bears honored for state football championship
It was “Go, Bears!” night at the Oklahoma City Public Schools Board of Education Monday when the John Marshall Bears Football team and coaching...
John Rex parent groups divided at OKCPS board meeting
"We will have to reconcile," said Audra Beasley looking directly at a group of parents and other supporters of Kirk Humphreys, embattled board chair...
