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StateImpact Oklahoma reports on education, health, environment, and the intersection of government and everyday Oklahomans. StateImpact Oklahoma is a collaboration of KGOU, KOSU, KWGS and KCCU.

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StateImpact Oklahoma reports on education, health, environment, and the intersection of government and everyday Oklahomans. StateImpact Oklahoma is a collaboration of KGOU, KOSU, KWGS and KCCU.

    What education measures are still alive at the 2024 legislative session’s halfway point?

    What education measures are still alive at the 2024 legislative session’s halfway point?

    Lawmakers are at the halfway point in this year’s legislative session, and just a fraction of the education bills filed at the top of the session have survived big legislative deadlines. StateImpact’s Beth Wallis spoke with Oklahoma Voice education reporter Nuria Martinez-Keel about the bills that still remain on the legislature’s radar.
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    Oklahoma social workers face barriers in getting licensed, a bill could help them get to work faster

    Oklahoma social workers face barriers in getting licensed, a bill could help them get to work faster

    This legislative session, lawmakers are working with faculty from OU’s School of Social Work and Oklahoma Healthy Minds Policy Initiative, advocating for Oklahoma’s requirements to be reduced to 3,000 hours.
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    Oklahoma paraprofessionals provide critical student services — but many are barely making ends meet

    Oklahoma paraprofessionals provide critical student services — but many are barely making ends meet

    School support staff received a statewide pay raise after the 2018 Oklahoma Teacher Walkout, but while teacher pay remains a major legislative priority, support staff pay hasn’t. StateImpact’s Beth Wallis reports many paraprofessionals, who often provide critical support to students with disabilities, live paycheck to paycheck.

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    Watchdog agency failed to perform required inspections at elite Oklahoma high school plagued by culture of harassment

    Watchdog agency failed to perform required inspections at elite Oklahoma high school plagued by culture of harassment

    An Oklahoma Watch investigation last year revealed a pervasive culture of harassment at an elite Oklahoma high school. StateImpact’s Beth Wallis spoke with Jennifer Palmer, the reporter behind the story, about a recent update: the agency responsible for addressing those issues failed to perform required inspections for 16 years.

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    What to expect from Oklahoma lawmakers on healthcare in 2024

    What to expect from Oklahoma lawmakers on healthcare in 2024

    Abortion restrictions, the ongoing opioid crisis and access to mental healthcare are in focus this legislative session. Jillian Taylor is StateImpact Oklahoma’s health reporter, and spoke with managing editor Logan Layden about what to expect from lawmakers in 2024.

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    What to expect from Oklahoma lawmakers on education in 2024

    What to expect from Oklahoma lawmakers on education in 2024

    The state legislature is back in session, and there’s no hotter topic than education policy. StateImpact education reporter Beth Wallis talked with StateImpact managing editor Logan Layden about what to expect from lawmakers in 2024.

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