Nuria Martinez-Keel
Education Reporter at Oklahoma Voice
Education reporter at @Oklahoma_Voice, part of the @StatesNewsroom network | formerly @TheOklahoman_ | Oklahoma State University and @OColly alumna 🇪🇸
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1 week ago |
mariettamonitor.com | Nuria Martinez-Keel
Senate bills limiting virtual school days and expanding school tutoring are a crucial step closer to becoming law after passing the first House committee stage on Monday. A House subcommittee focused on education funding approved a lengthy slate of bills in its final meeting of the 2025 legislative session. The bundle of bills now advances to the House Appropriations and Budget Committee for consideration. The panel advanced one of the Senate’s priority education bills, Senate Bill 758.
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duncanbanner.com | Nuria Martinez-Keel
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tahlequahdailypress.com | Nuria Martinez-Keel
OKLAHOMA CITY — After an intense debate, a divided Senate Education Committee advanced a bill that would allow public schools to hire candidates with no college degree or training to teach early childhood classes. House Bill 2125 passed in a 6-5 vote on Tuesday, despite opposition from the committee’s leadership. The legislation, which already passed the House, is now eligible for consideration by the full Senate.
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duncanbanner.com | Nuria Martinez-Keel
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma is offering bonuses up to $20,000 and thousands more in retention incentives to attract special education teachers to the state. The Oklahoma State Department of Education budgeted $1.875 million for the initiative with the goal of attracting 110 more teachers to special education classrooms in the 2025-26 school year, the agency announced Monday. The money will come from a federal fund called IDEA Part B, which supports students with disabilities. kAm$A64:2= 65F42E:@?
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1 week ago |
oklahoman.com | Nuria Martinez-Keel
Nuria Martinez-KeelOklahoma VoiceOklahoma is offering bonuses up to $20,000 to attract special education teachers. Newly certified teachers could receive $10,000 signing bonuses, while experienced, out-of-state teachers could receive $20,000. Retention bonuses are also offered, ranging from $2,500 to $5,000 in the second year. Oklahoma is offering bonuses up to $20,000 and thousands more in retention incentives to attract special education teachers to the state.
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