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Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Democrats in the Oklahoma House are expressing concern about funding for public education.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  The Oklahoma Senate has approved a bill to change the A-F grading system for state public schools.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  A panel of law enforcement and security experts is finalizing its recommendations for improving security at Oklahoma's public schools.

Friday, January 25, 2013  An Oklahoma lawmaker is promoting school safety measures he says will allow school districts to use local dollars to improve security.

Monday, October 08, 2012  The Oklahoma State Department of Education is releasing its new system to grade the state's schools.

Friday, August 24, 2012  Oklahoma education officials say they plan to have a new A through F grading system for public schools up and running by October.

Monday, May 16, 2011  The state agency that oversees thousands of acres of state-owned lands is distributing record-level appropriations to public schools in Oklahoma.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011  School teachers in Oklahoma could be fired for a host of new reasons under a bill that cleared a House committee, raising concerns of opponents who contend educators are on the front line of a Republican assault on public education.

Monday, December 21, 2009  More than two dozen Oklahoma school districts have told the state that they can't balance their budgets after state funding for public schools was cut by 10 percent this month.