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EngageOK General Session Address

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister

July 9, 2015

So why did we call this conference EngageOK?

We considered a lot of potential names, but ultimately wanted something that signals we’ve ushered in a new era at your State Department of Education.

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Oklahoma granted ESEA waiver extension

OKLAHOMA CITY (July 9, 2015) — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister said Oklahoma schools will maintain the benefits that come with continued flexibility from provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), also known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The U.S. Department of Education (USDE) announced earlier today that it is granting the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) an extension to a flexibility waiver to provide relief from some provisions of NCLB.

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2016 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year finalists and "Rising Stars" announced

OKLAHOMA CITY (July 9, 2015) - The 12 candidates to be Oklahoma’s next state Teacher of the Year were announced today in a ceremony at EngageOK, the Oklahoma State Department of Education’s (OSDE) summer conference.