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EDMOND, OK (Dec. 7, 2017) – Debreon Davis, principal at Edmond North High School, received a big surprise – a $25,000 surprise – at an all-school assembly this morning with a $25,000 Milken Educator Award from Lowell Milken, chairman and co-founder of the Milken Family Foundation.

Davis, one of 44 honorees across the U.S. for 2017-18, is the only Milken Educator Award winner from Oklahoma this year.

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#EDTalk videos featuring Oklahoma teachers aim to draw, inspire would-be educators

OKLAHOMA CITY (December 13, 2017) –Why are you a schoolteacher? Why have you chosen to stay in education? What inspires you? These are some of the questions the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) poses to exceptional teachers in its #EDTalks campaign. The stories that follow are as unique as the educators who live them.

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Student enrollment in Oklahoma public schools continues to increase in 2017

OKLAHOMA CITY (Dec. 12, 2017) – The number of students enrolled in Oklahoma public schools continued to rise in 2017, increasing by more than 1,000 from the previous year.

A total of 694,816 students were enrolled in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade at the start of the school year, an increase of 1,106 over the 2016 total of 693,710 and 21,626 more than in 2012.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister emphasized that the state should be prepared to continue serving a growing student population each year.