Nuria Martinez-Keel of Oklahoma Voice
Nuria Martinez-Keel covers education for Oklahoma Voice. She worked in newspapers for six years, more than four of which she spent at The Oklahoman covering education and courts. Nuria is an Oklahoma State University graduate.
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The Oklahoma State Department of Education’s request for bids from Bible suppliers, which many speculated would result in the purchase of Bibles affiliated with former president Donald Trump, has been changed at the urging of another state agency. -
Attorney General Gentner Drummond said the agency wasted precious time when it waited over a year to distribute the fund. -
The party affiliation of deleted voters roughly aligns with registration trends overall. -
14 plaintiffs accused the district of failing to protect them from abusive coach. -
Most graduates from Oklahoma’s public universities and colleges stay and enter the state’s workforce, contributing to its economy. -
The U.S. Department of Education will provide Oklahoma with $11.2 million this school year for literacy improvement efforts, the federal agency said. Oklahoma is one of 23 states chosen for the grant this year. -
Some of the state’s largest districts are adding restrictions and bans on cellphones. -
The state agency did not disclose the impact before releasing test scores this month. -
Amid calls for a probe of state Superintendent Ryan Walters, Oklahoma lawmakers announced a legislative watchdog agency would investigate spending concerns at the state Department of Education, where Walters is chief. -
Walters called Miller a “liar,” a “clown” and a “true embarrassment” while speaking with reporters after an Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting. The lawsuit claims that these comments are defamatory, encompassing libel and slander, and cast a false light on Miller.
