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Hofmeister praises Oklahoma students chosen for prestigious U.S. Senate Youth Program


OKLAHOMA CITY (Dec. 30, 2015) – Two Oklahoma high school students have been named this year’s state delegates to the prestigious 54th annual U.S. Senate Youth Program (USSYP).

Nathan Levit, a senior at Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, and Matthew Welborn, a senior at Norman North High School, will join 102 other delegates from around the country for an exclusive week this spring in Washington D.C.

Pranoy Behera from Bartlesville High School and Caleb Morrow from Altus High School were chosen as alternates.

Superintendent Hofmeister comments on education funding cut due to state revenue failure

OKLAHOMA CITY (Dec. 23, 2015) — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister made the following remarks today after the Office of Management and Enterprise Services announced state agencies will receive a 3-percent cut for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2016 as the result of a state revenue failure. That amounts to a $46.7 million reduction in funding for preK-12 public education between January and June of 2016.

State Board of Education approves changes to teacher evaluation system

OKLAHOMA CITY (Dec. 17, 2015) –  The Oklahoma State Board of Education today approved four quantitative options that will give public school districts additional tools to measure student growth when evaluating teacher performance.

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