reading

When we worry about the declining rates of literacy and a lack of reading skills, it's often about children. But how often are adults reading these days? And what are we reading? A new NPR/Ipsos poll finds out.

New research drills down on poor student achievement and notes some school districts that are beating the odds.

This Week in Oklahoma Politics panel discusses the vote on State Question 832 being delayed to June 2026, the recount for Tulsa mayor ending with no significant changes and more legal issues for State Superintendent Ryan Walters.

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.

Thousands of bills were filed this legislative session and hundreds were signed into law by Gov. Kevin Stitt. KOSU and StateImpact reporters followed some of those measures until they either became law or died somewhere in the process.

The "science of reading" is returning to the limelight, and Oklahoma schools and universities are using those techniques to teach literacy to the next generation.

Thursday’s State Board of Education meeting highlights include more progress reports from Tulsa Public Schools, State Superintendent Ryan Walters condemning a guidance letter from Stillwater Public Schools on new administrative rules and denying student requests to change gender markers.

He hasn’t said what he plans to do with Tulsa Public Schools’ accreditation yet, but State Superintendent Ryan Walters says the district’s reading scores need to drastically improve for him to be satisfied.

Summer Boismier was an Oklahoma high school English teacher who gave her students a QR code that led to the Brooklyn Public Library's page on banned books. Controversy ensued, leading her to quit her job ultimately.

Ryan Walters' proposal is $59 million less than his predecessor Joy Hofmeister's and no longer includes her proposed $5,000 pay raise for teachers.