Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton
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I am a third-generation graduate of Oklahoma State University and a board member for both Oklahoma SPJ and the Native American Journalists Association. When not chasing stories, I'm usually chasing my children or our pets.
At a special board meeting Thursday afternoon, the Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education voted to expand its legal options in response to a March vote by the state school board to settle a funding lawsuit.
At its regular meeting Monday night, Union Public Schools’ board of education voted 5-0 to authorize its attorney to pursue legal action against the state Board of Education over its decision March 25 to settle a 2017 lawsuit from the Oklahoma Public Charter School Association.
Much to her self-professed surprise, English teacher Kallie Barnes was recently named Wagoner High School's Teacher of the Year.
As part of the alternative school’s redesign, its students were asked in the fall of 2019 for input. Among the items specifically brought up was the name, and after group research projects, the students kept coming back to the name North Star Academy.
Among the winners at the 2021 Oklahoma Native American Languages Youth Fair were the students at Pawnee High School, who performed "Bohemian Rhapsody" in the Pawnee language.
With the Oklahoma Native American Youth Language Fair conducted virtually due to COVID-19, Pawnee language students at Pawnee High School crea…
On Wednesday, the Opportunity Project announced almost $800,000 in grants for 24 organizations across the Tulsa area.
Without discussion or debate, Tulsa Public Schools' board voted 7-0 Monday evening to authorize its attorneys to pursue legal action against the state school board. #oklaed
Related: Tulsa Public Schools' enrollment climbing following restart, district says
Officials with Tulsa Public Schools confirmed Monday afternoon that the district's enrollment has climbed by more than 1,300 students over the last two months since its school board voted to resume in-person instruction.
“When we receive that large sum of money, it is used to make sure we are able to continue to have small class sizes and focus on individual students’ needs,” Owasso Public Schools Superintendent Amy Fichtner said.