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 |
journalrecord.com | Nuria Martinez-Keel
OKLAHOMA CITY — A new Oklahoma law will prohibit schools from inflicting physical pain as punishment for students with disabilities. Although the practice is already banned in the state’s regulations for schools, attempts by the Oklahoma Legislature to add the rule to state law failed in previous years.
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1 week ago |
oudaily.com | Nuria Martinez-Keel
OKLAHOMA CITY — Republican lawmakers have suggested rejecting a controversial proposal to have Oklahoma public schools ask for proof of U.S. citizenship during enrollment. The rule has drawn opposition from Gov. Kevin Stitt, advocates within Oklahoma’s Latino community and residents who spoke up against requiring schools to check students’ immigration status.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Nuria Martinez-Keel
This article was originally published in Oklahoma Voice. OKLAHOMA CITY — Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed into law a yearlong ban on student cellphone use in all Oklahoma public schools. Oklahoma will join 11 other states that have implemented similar statewide restrictions. Some school districts in the state enforce a similar policy already. Stitt signed Senate Bill 139 on Monday to implement the “bell to bell” ban for the 2025-26 school year.
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1 week ago |
duncanbanner.com | Nuria Martinez-Keel
OKLAHOMA CITY — A group of Oklahoma parents, grandparents and teachers represented by a former Republican attorney general have asked a judge to nullify the state’s controversial new academic standards for social studies. Former Attorney General Mike Hunter filed the group’s lawsuit Wednesday morning in Oklahoma County District Court, alleging the adoption process was so flawed that the standards might not have been legal by the time they came before the state Legislature.
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1 week ago |
journalrecord.com | Nuria Martinez-Keel
Summary:– Parents, teachers sued to block Oklahoma’s new social studies standards. – Lawsuit claims illegal adoption process and religious bias in curriculum. – Plaintiffs want a judge to halt the standards while the case proceeds. OKLAHOMA CITY — A group of Oklahoma parents, grandparents and teachers represented by a former Republican attorney general have asked a judge to nullify the state’s controversial new academic standards for social studies.
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New tonight: A Senate education leader has filed a resolution to reject proposed academic standards for social studies and science. He cited transparency concerns and the limited time the state's top school board had to review the standards before voting. https://t.co/tvgLw5K0eK
EPS has chosen Joshua Delich, an associate superintendent from Minnesota’s largest school district, as its next superintendent, succeeding a retiring Angela Grunewald.
Good morning from Edmond Public Schools, where the school board just convened in executive session to consider hiring a new superintendent. https://t.co/W1UEUJBtOk
Good morning from Edmond Public Schools, where the school board just convened in executive session to consider hiring a new superintendent. https://t.co/W1UEUJBtOk