by Andrea Stacy In the fall of 2017, ImpactTulsa partnered with Tulsa Public Schools to address one of the early indicators of student success, attendance. We have spent the past year encouraging students to “Be Here to Get There”! By creating and using a predictive model...
Free Pre-K enrollment is now open throughout the Tulsa region for children who will be 4 by September 1. “The Tulsa area offers some of the best free pre-K programs in the country,” said Kathy Seibold, ImpactTulsa executive director. “The skills learned during the pre-K year...
By Kimberly Austin, Ph.D., CPRL Engagement Manager At the Center for Public Research and Leadership (CPRL) at Columbia University, we have observed a tendency in education, healthcare, and other sectors to view improvement as one of two extremes. On one hand, there is an attraction to...
by Kathy Seibold, Executive Director of ImpactTulsa Today. This very day. Oklahoma sits at a crossroads. Will Oklahoma make education funding a priority? The result of this historic teacher walkout will give us that answer. First, some good steps: The Oklahoma Legislature created positive momentum this session with the teacher raise...
by Joy Hofmeister, OK State Superintendent of Public Instruction By now, most Oklahomans are aware that public schools have received test scores from the spring 2017 Oklahoma School Testing Program (OSTP) assessments – and the results are significantly different than in past years. In recent weeks, we have...
by Diane M. Horm, Ph.D., and Sherri Castle, M.S., Early Childhood Education Institute (ECEI) at OU-Tulsa Currently, 42 states, including Oklahoma, invest state funds to offer pre-K to 4-year-olds as a strategy to enhance young children’s school readiness and success. Pre-K enrollments have grown dramatically over the past...
by Heidi Black, Senior Manager, Innovation at StriveTogether What does it take for a community to achieve better results for every child, birth to career? This is a question that I grapple with every day in my role as Senior Manager, Innovation at StriveTogether. One way that...
by Kuma Roberts If you know a student graduating from high school, you have probably heard about FAFSA. I know a lot about FAFSA. I know a lot about it because it is my job to help strengthen Tulsa’s education and workforce pipeline. As a 42...
by Mayor GT Bynum The failure of State Question 779 leaves many across our state asking the question "What is our next option for properlyfunding education in Oklahoma?" And while much of the discussion rightly focuses on the state government, an important potential partner remains on...
By: Kathy Seibold, Ed.D. ImpactTulsa Executive Director If I were to poll parents and teachers, I am sure most would say it is equally important for kids to be prepared for life both academically and socially—that developing kind and caring citizens is a critical part of the...