Civics
NonDoc journalists report on the civic realm in Oklahoma and beyond. Our site also publishes a variety of commentary pieces about civic matters. As a site category, "Civics" encompasses three subcategories: Education, Health Care and Politics.
Education funding: Lawmakers debate value of April 1 deadline
Oklahoma's Republican legislative leaders maintain that they will strike a budgetary agreement within weeks and build upon last year's historic investment in education. Democrats,...
Virtual learning oversight: ‘Riding a donkey into the space age’
Earlier this month, I met with three administrators at the Oklahoma State Department of Education who have been wrestling with accountability issues for virtual...
A final #oklaed interview with Thelma Parks
When Oklahoma City civil rights and education icon Thelma Parks died at age 96 last week, I was under the weather and did not...
Relationship building : Lawmakers attend OU executive session
Three members of the Oklahoma Legislature sat in on the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents' executive session Wednesday, listening to brief updates on...
‘Radical change’: Sean McDaniel gives Pathway to Greatness update
Oklahoma City Public Schools Superintendent Sean McDaniel started his week by presenting a Pathway to Greatness update: twice. Monday evening, he made a presentation...
School’s out for now: ‘This is a dynamic situation’
The Oklahoma State Board of Education has ordered all public, charter and virtual schools closed until April 6 to help curb the spread of...
Rural schools in Oklahoma risk federal funding cuts
WASHINGTON — Rural school districts across Oklahoma currently receiving funding through a low-income school program are at risk of losing funding that helps pay...
Distance learning from home and in the park
I wake up each morning feeling great and reminding myself of the only thing on my “to-do” list — enjoy life. But anxiety keeps...
‘A disjointed system’: Policing policies fuel criminalization of youth
By Kimberly Rapanut, Brody Ford, Morgan Wallace, Kelsey Collesi and Jeff Uveino | News21
The history of police in America is a story of repeated...
Meeting the needs of students as a first-year teacher
The first year of teaching can be stressful for any educator, but a school year starting in the midst of a pandemic has presented...
