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A Bad Case of Bullying: Using Literature Response Groups

Students in grades 3-5 respond to a story by writing and telling about a time they had a similar experience as one of the characters in A Bad Case of Stripes.

State Department of Education's Special Education Department Saves Almost $8 Million in Past Year

Correction: Editors/Reporters, please note the correction in this sentence - She said the only reduction in special education district funds occurred where populations of students decreased and/or the number of students in poverty decreased.

OKLAHOMA CITY (Sept. 12, 2013) – The State Department of Education’s Special Education Services Division has been able to save almost $8 million in a little more than a year without cutting necessary services to districts, State Board of Education members were told Wednesday, during the board’s monthly meeting.

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State Department of Education Prepares Families for Transition to Oklahoma Academic Standards

Families Gear Up for the Road Ahead

State Department of Education Prepares Families for Transition to Oklahoma Academic Standards

OKLAHOMA CITY (Sept. 10, 2013) – The Oklahoma State Department of Education hosted a family engagement road rally on Tuesday, September 10, at Central Elementary School in the Putnam City School District.