Oklahoma schools

Oklahoma Watch is fact-checking the claim that Oklahoma ranked 17th nationally in education during the 2000s under a Democratic governor. The question is being examined as part of ongoing debate over the state's education record, with competing claims about how Oklahoma's schools performed in the past being used in current political arguments.

Oklahoma State University reports that Hathcock is setting out plans for the future of the School of Learning, Teaching and Educational Sciences. The announcement covers the direction the school is expected to take under her leadership, though detailed proposals have not been made public beyond the university's own report on her intentions for the education school.

The Archdiocese of Oklahoma City says it has 'no plan' to move forward with St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual Charter School, even after a legal win that opened the door to religious charter schools. The development came alongside approval of a Jewish charter school in the state, a sign the ruling is expanding religious options in Oklahoma education, though the Catholic school's backers are not seizing the moment.

The US Supreme Court deadlocked in a case over whether states must fund religious charter schools, leaving the constitutional question unresolved. A new Oklahoma case is now testing the same issue, keeping alive the debate over whether charter schools with religious affiliations can receive public money while excluding religious instruction from state funding rules.