Walters repeatedly emphasized his focus on open communication with superintendents around the state. But when StateImpact sent out a survey to those superintendents, a much more complex picture emerged.

Oklahoma lawmakers recently passed a bill that ensured fentanyl test strips wouldn’t be considered drug paraphernalia. The effort is meant to curtail the sudden spike in fentanyl-related deaths.

The Oklahoma legislature has been deadlocked for weeks as it hashes out a plan for education funding. StateImpact’s Beth Wallis sat down with The Oklahoman’s education reporter Nuria Martinez-Keel to talk about the events at the Capitol that led up to this moment.

The vote is the latest in a turf war between the Legislature and Gov. Kevin Stitt's office.

Last year, there were hundreds of swatting incidents at college and school campuses all over the country. And though these events turn out to be fake, the trauma people experience is real.

The state has been in a nursing shortage for years, and there haven't been enough slots for nursing students. Universities are working to change that.

A small group of bison has been maintained in Sulphur, Okla. for nearly 100 years. Last week, the herd was moved to a new pasture for the first time.

Even though funding measures advocated for by 2018 Oklahoma Teacher Walkout participants were stymied largely by Republican lawmakers, Oklahoma’s GOP is now authoring record-level education funding measures that include teacher raises, along with a slew of labor rights bills for educators. But the funding bills are far from a done deal — in fact, due to a disagreement in how those bills should operate, there could be no deal at all.

Oklahoma offers pregnant residents special Medicaid coverage. That coverage used to last only 60 days after delivery, but under a new policy, that coverage will run for a full year instead.

House Bill 2177 bans care for minors, but it also bans insurance coverage and public funds for trans Oklahomans of all ages.