StateImpact Oklahoma
StateImpact Oklahoma is a collaboration of KGOU, KOSU, KWGS and KCCU. Quinton Chandler and Robby Korth travel the state to report on education, health, and criminal justice — and the intersection of government and everyday Oklahomans.
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Latest Episodes
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Why is a coalition of educators and civil rights groups challenging Oklahoma's law? -
Earlier this month, Oklahoma School for the Deaf unveiled a fresh logo featuring their new Bison mascot. The new name flips a new page in the storied history of the school's students.
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Overwhelmed emergency rooms might be getting the spotlight during the pandemic, but Oklahoma's urgent care centers are experiencing a similar strain.
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The White House is advising seniors over 65 and those with compromised immunities to get a third Pfizer dose.
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Santa Fe South Superintendent: "The very first day back where we had made the choice, 100% of our kids walked in the door with a mask on or willing to put one on with no argument."
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Financial struggles, family separation and other problems created even more risk factors for the state's physicians.
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School is in session across Oklahoma, even as the pandemic continues to rage and the Delta variant impacts more and more children. Disruptions are already occurring.
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Early childhood education is something Oklahoma has traditionally done well. But as parents fear the effects of COVID-19 on their youngest children, the state is seeing a steep drop in the number of students enrolled in Pre-K and kindergarten programs.
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As the school year started in August, cases of COVID-19 among teachers and students grew across Oklahoma. An Oklahoma City metro teacher named Anna shares her experience catching the coronavirus and missing more than a week of classes.
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About every other person in Oklahoma can't get dental insurance. Nonprofits scramble to fill in the gaps, caring for people who come in with broken teeth, painful abscesses and worse.
