Western lows: The unclear motivations of Western Heights board members
Another week, another education-related audit in the state of Oklahoma. This past week, it was the Western Heights Public Schools District that found officials...
Adapted Indigenous ceremonies offer support, healing during pandemic
PHOENIX — For the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, the Easter holidays normally are filled with traditional ceremonies. When COVID-19 put much of the...
‘We need to get answers’: Western Heights investigative audit begins
Officials from the State Department of Education and State Auditor & Inspector Cindy Byrd's office began an on-site needs assessment and investigative audit this...
Despite hate crime bill, Oklahoma’s Asian American community faces difficulties
Lyn Detphong, a single mother balancing a job as a full-time nurse with ownership of a Thai restaurant, thought the worst of her struggles...
Western Heights appoints interim superintendent despite state orders
The Western Heights Public Schools Board of Education held a meeting Thursday afternoon at which members appointed the district's assistant superintendent, Kim Race, as...
New youth suicide data highlight pre-existing problem
(Editor's note: This article discusses suicide. Thoughts of suicide can be common, but just because you may have those thoughts doesn't mean you have...
Five local, county proposals fail in July 13 elections
Even with 2022 and its avalanche of elections still many months away, a small percentage of Oklahomans went to the polls Tuesday to decide...
Forum ends early, Stitt aims to overturn McGirt ruling
MVSKOKE NATION / TULSA — Minutes after the "McGirt v. Oklahoma community impact forum" ended early Tuesday night when a raucous crowd disrupted a...
Western Heights community celebrates state takeover, calls for resignations
Chants calling for the resignations of Western Heights Board of Education members erupted from community members at the conclusion of tonight's board meeting, which...
Board of Education acts on HB 1775, Western Heights
The State Board of Education approved emergency rules today regarding the implementation of House Bill 1775, which bans the teaching of certain concepts about...
