Joy Hofmeister

The pandemic has made learning a challenge for many Oklahoma students and teachers.

The pandemic has made learning a challenge for many Oklahoma students and teachers.

State school chief lauds districts for performance during COVID

Tim Farley
Thursday, January 14, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Educating children has been challenging, at the very least, for Oklahoma teachers, administrators and parents, the state’s top educator said about the COVID-19 pandemic and its significant impact on student learning.
Ledger Ledger photo by M. Scott Carter State Sen. Mary Boren, standing at lectern, speaks during a meeting of the Senate Education Committee last week.

Ledger Ledger photo by M. Scott Carter State Sen. Mary Boren, standing at lectern, speaks during a meeting of the Senate Education Committee last week.

Panel OKs bills making changes to common, higher ed systems

M. Scott Carter - Capitol Bureau Chief
Monday, March 2, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – State lawmakers passed several bills this week that could make major changes in both the state’s common and higher education systems. With Thursday’s deadline to hear legislation from the house of origin, House and Senate committees faced longer than usual agendas.
After more than two hours of questions and line item breakdowns, the Oklahoma Board of Education approved State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister’s 2021 $3.29 billion budget request by a 4-0 margin at its Oct. 24 meeting

After more than two hours of questions and line item breakdowns, the Oklahoma Board of Education approved State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister’s 2021 $3.29 billion budget request by a 4-0 margin at its Oct. 24 meeting

Board of Education OKs superintendent’s $3B budget request

News Staff
Monday, November 4, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Department of Education is asking the legislature to turn back time and take a step towards reinstating a decade’s worth of funding cuts next fiscal year.
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