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OKLAHOMA CITY (May 24, 2017) – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister made the following remarks in response to an agreement with state legislative leaders to introduce a trailer bill that adds $18 million to the appropriation made in Senate Bill 860.

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Elevate+: Changing the Conversation

OKLAHOMA CITY (May 24, 2017) – Today, the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) debuted its newest episode of Elevate+: Changing the Conversation.

Elevate+ features extended video segments focusing on innovative and positive topics in public education in Oklahoma. In “Changing the Conversation,” members of State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister’s 2016- 2017 Student Advisory Council speak out on two important questions – What would you change about public education in Oklahoma? And how would you redefine your senior year?

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May 25th State Board of Education Handouts

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Jon Hazell: Teacher of the Year establishes a scholarship for high school students in Durant, OK

In my last blog, I wrote about our need to focus on positive ways to improve the climate of public education, as opposed to adding to the negativity of an already tough situation. In my hometown of Durant, I have been working on something I feel is doing just that. I think it can be copied around the state. And the early results show that a broad segment of the community will support us.