No matter what you call it, merit pay could help Oklahoma schools but the HOW matters!
A Joint Interim Study on November 4 explored issues related to an incentive-pay plan proposed by Secretary of Education Dan Hamlin. Here’s what Oklahomans need to know about that.
Light enters first State Board meeting under Supt. Fields
When Oklahoma’s State Board of Education met for the first time under State Superintendent Lindel Fields, sunshine poured into the board room illuminating a symbol of the new administration: Let there be light!
Thank goodness for a lack of political aspirations and a transition team
Newly appointed State Superintendent Lindel Fields hugs his daughter, a student at Eisenhower International School in Tulsa, after his remarks at the governor’s news conference hosted by TPS on Oct. 2, 2025.
Why would you make it harder to hire teachers in Oklahoma?
The number of emergency certified and adjunct teachers grows into the thousands now every year. So, why is our state superintendent making it harder to hire teachers?
Credit where credit is due: Okla. State Dept. of Education Legal Services
Giving credit where credit is due to the Oklahoma State Department of Education for prompt response to Open Records Request for school funding data.
Who is in charge of the Oklahoma School Testing Program?
Every day, some new, off-the-wall spin is rolled out to divert attention from the poor job performance of Oklahoma’s current State Superintendent of Public Instruction. … Thank God it’s Friday!
Public comments on proposed changes to Consolidated State Plan, 2025
Wendy submitted her public comments Aug. 7 for the Oklahoma State Board of Education’s consideration highlighting programs proposed for the 2025-26 school year that do not yet exist.
What does “50th in education” mean to Oklahoma?
What does it mean for Oklahoma to be ranked 50th in education, again? Some say this topic is a distraction but actually it is THE question that must be answered by state leaders.
Oklahoma takes a step back for education’s future
The July 2024 change in cut scores for state tests of English and math involves complicated statistical analyses into which few would delve. For Oklahoma Secretary of Education Nellie Tayloe Sanders, however, it is personal.
What does lowering cut scores on state tests in 2024 mean in 2025?
For years, I had a bad habit of celebrating even small improvements in student proficiency on state tests because it requires a LOT of hard work by a dedicated team and CAN mean a school community takes seriously what is required.
Unfortunately, the data that triggers Oklahoma’s school-improvement process may no longer be valid or reliable. …