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E-textbooks could save Oklahoma college students hundreds of dollars

Kbuck sumitted ago via http://www.oklahoman.com (Views: 24, Clicks: 4)
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If University of Oklahoma student Mandi Gatlin had enrolled in Introduction to Sociology last year, she could have expected to pay between $50 and $100 for the course's textbook. But because she enrolled in the class last semester, Gatlin got her book for free.

2 comments | Tags: open educational resources openstax college electronic textbooks university of oklahoma textbook publishers | Topic: Higher Education BAD >_<

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Current state grade system flunks

nitajo sumitted ago via http://normantranscript.com (Views: 27, Clicks: 4)
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The full Senate voted to improve and reform Oklahoma’s A-F grades for public schools Tuesday following lengthy statewide controversy regarding the system’s accuracy and fairness. Sen. Clark Jolley, the original author of the A-F legislation, HB 1658, said the idea was to help parents more easily understand how their children’s schools were doing.

0 comments | Tags: lee denney oklahoma state department of education a-f grades clark jolley university of oklahoma | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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State school board member from Tulsa area resigns, may challenge Barresi

MrGreen sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 30, Clicks: 4)
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The only state Board of Education member from the Tulsa area resigned Wednesday, citing a possible run for the state superintendent's seat.

1 comments | Tags: janet barresi oklahoma state department of education a-f grades university of oklahoma joy hofmeister | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Lawmakers rewriting A-F school grading process

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 24, Clicks: 4)
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State Sen. Clark Jolley, R-Edmond, and Rep. Lee Denney, R-Cushing, are working with some other lawmakers and representatives of the governor's office to rewrite the controversial process of issuing A-F grade cards for schools and school districts.

1 comments | Tags: lee denney oklahoma state department of education a-f grades clark jolley university of oklahoma | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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OU offering free online course about the Second Amendment

MrGreen sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 25, Clicks: 4)
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The University of Oklahoma is taking on one of the hottest contemporary controversies - gun control and the Second Amendment - in a set of short, free lectures designed to educate public discussion without inflaming it.

0 comments | Tags: civil rights controversy moocs university of oklahoma gun control | Topic: Higher Education BAD >_<

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Reforms proposed for school-performance grading system

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 29, Clicks: 4)
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The authors of the law that created Oklahoma's controversial A-F school report cards are now sponsoring legislation that would dramatically alter the method of grading schools.

2 comments | Tags: lee denney oklahoma state department of education a-f grades clark jolley university of oklahoma | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Latin American activists gather for OU symposium

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.oklahoman.com (Views: 30, Clicks: 5)
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To understand the problems that plague public education in Chile, it’s important to remember the number 40, activist Mario Waissbluth said. Fewer than 40 percent of Chilean students attend preschool. About 40 percent graduate from high school without basic reading comprehension skills. And teachers in public schools earn about 40 percent less than other equally qualified professionals in the country.

1 comments | Tags: university of oklahoma latin americans year of international activism mario waissbluth chile | Topic: Higher Education BAD >_<

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A look inside OU’s Harlem Shake

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.oklahoman.com (Views: 49, Clicks: 6)
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Oklahoma shot its video Tuesday at Heisman Park, just east of the football stadium. As the Sooners are lined up stretching, with Stoops standing before them, Colvin rises from his stretch wearing an alien head and dances around between his teammates.

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Noted historian praises Truman at OU Teach-In

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.oklahoman.com (Views: 51, Clicks: 4)
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When the Chicago Tribune famously called the 1948 presidential election in favor of Republican candidate Thomas Dewey, the newspaper didn’t only misjudge the election, historian David McCullough said Monday. It misjudged Harry Truman.

2 comments | Tags: university of oklahoma ou teach-in david mccullough harry truman | Topic: Higher Education BAD >_<

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State ed board debates proposed changes to A-F school grading system

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 57, Clicks: 4)
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The state education board heard proposed changes to the A-F school grading system Thursday, prompting some heated discussion about whether the public must restrict their comments to the changes rather than the entire system.

2 comments | Tags: janet barresi oklahoma state department of education a-f grades university of oklahoma david n. figlio | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Oklahoma: French Immersion is now enrolling

Kbuck sumitted ago via http://normantranscript.com (Views: 66, Clicks: 11)
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Launched in August upon Reagan’s opening, the French Immersion program’s inaugural year has enjoyed great success, according to Norman Public Schools World Languages Coordinator Janet Gorton.

1 comments | Tags: janet gorton norman public schools reagan elementary school french immersion program university of oklahoma | Topic: Elementary/Primary BAD >_<

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Expert offers differing view of A-F report card

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.oklahoman.com (Views: 47, Clicks: 4)
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Editorial -- UNDER Oklahoma’s A-F grading of schools, an astounding 57 percent of schools received an A or B. Just nine of 1,744 sites received an F. In any other setting, this would hardly be considered punitive. Yet some school administrators seem to think it’s the equivalent of a Bosnian war crime.

3 comments | Tags: university of oklahoma david figlio a-f grades oklahoma state department of education janet barresi | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Public can comment on A-F system

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.oklahoman.com (Views: 47, Clicks: 5)
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State attorneys have started the process of gathering public comments about the A-F school evaluation system. Proposed tweaks to the rules were posted to the state Education Department website Friday, officially marking the beginning of the public comment period about the state rules.

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Barresi proposes changes in A-F school grading system

Kbuck sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 160, Clicks: 22)
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State Superintendent Janet Barresi on Friday unveiled proposed changes to A-F school grading system rules to address some of the concerns voiced by superintendents, parents and state legislators.

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Educators ask Barresi for response to A-F school report card study

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 111, Clicks: 28)
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Twenty-five superintendents from across Oklahoma are asking that State Superintendent Janet Barresi issue a formal response to the A-F school report card study by researchers at the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University.

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