teacher shortage

In a Wednesday press conference, Republican Sen. Adam Pugh — who also chairs the Education Committee — unveiled his plan for education reform during the upcoming legislative session.

As Oklahoma's teacher shortage persists, so do conversations about lowering qualification barriers to become an educator.

High school students looking to become Oklahoma public school teachers have an opportunity to apply for a scholarship through the Oklahoma State School Boards Association.

This episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma features a highlight reel of our best stories of the year.

Oklahoma broke its annual record for emergency teaching certifications, and there’s still one more month to go.

On Thursday, Oklahoma's State Board of Education approved a plan by Democratic candidate for Governor Joy Hofmeister to give teachers a $5,000 raise.

This episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma features reports on efforts to find Black teachers amid a teacher shortage in Oklahoma, lagging mental health funding and unrestricted gun access, and more.

Oklahoma’s State Board of Education approved more than 1,000 emergency certifications for teachers at their meeting last week.

After years of instability, survey after survey finds teachers are leaving or planning to leave their profession soon.

More than 1,400 teachers will be teaching with an emergency certificate in the first days of school across Oklahoma.