State: Oklahoma

Overview

Oklahoma
Your Guide to Data and Services for Oklahoma

SREB works with Oklahoma policymakers, colleges and schools to help them improve education. From this page, find independent, accurate data, reliable best practices and ways to share scarce resources.

Oklahoma Members of the Board

Kevin Stitt, Governor of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, ex officio (2027)
Chris Brewster, Superintendent, Santa Fe South Schools, Oklahoma City (2027) 
Chad Caldwell, State Representative, Enid (2026)
Jennifer Monies, Member, Managing Partner of Saxum, Oklahoma City (2025)
Adam Pugh, State Senator, Edmond (2024)

(Appointments to the Board are made by the Governor. Terms expire June 30 of the specified year.)

Oklahoma Members of the Legislative Advisory Council

Rhonda Baker, State Representative, Yukon, Vice Chair of the Legislative Advisory Council 
Chad Caldwell, State Representative, Enid
Adam Pugh, State Senator, Edmond

Publication November 20231 page

Oklahoma: School Improvement Services

The Southern Regional Education Board works with educators and state and district education agency personnel in Oklahoma and nationwide to provide support for continuous school improvement, rigorous curricula and instructional practices, teacher induction, professional development and instructional coaching services, technical assistance and program evaluation.

Find out what services are available for Oklahoma districts and schools in this PDF.

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Publication November 202320 pages

Oklahoma: An Early Path

An Early Path covers data and policies for each SREB state in Pre-K, elementary and middle grades in 2023. The reports also highlight important demographic data. These are SREB’s 11th progress reports to states on educational progress and the final set for the 2020 Challenge to Lead Goals. Each state report provides comparable data so states can see how they relate to one another, the SREB region and the nation.

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Publication June 2022 | 32 pages

OKLAHOMA: FINDING A PATH

Finding a Path covers data and policies for each SREB state’s progress in high school, postsecondary and the workforce. Watch for reports on birth to middle grades in 2023. These are SREB’s 10th biennial reports to states on educational progress and the final set for the 2020 Challenge to Lead Goals. They provide comparable data so states can see how they relate to one another, the Southern region and the nation. New this year: sections on the K-12 teacher and postsecondary workforces. 

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Publication April 20212 pages

Oklahoma
Student and Faculty Diversity

These state profiles compare the demographics of college faculty and the general and college student populations in each SREB state. The data compare the percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian or Alaska Native, and white students with the percentage of faculty in those groups at two-year and technical colleges, public four-year institutions and private four-year institutions.

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Blog post Jessica Snellings, Research Analyst

How Some Oklahomans Want to Retain Beginning Teachers

Many states have a critical issue with retaining early-career teachers, no matter their preparation pathway. Oklahoma has one of the more severe teacher shortages, with 57% of new teachers leaving the profession by their fifth year, compared to 44% nationwide.

One of the top reasons early career teachers leave is lack of support. Better early career support would help solve the costly problem of having to prepare and hire a new teacher each time another leaves the profession.

Publication January 20219 pages

Oklahoma
College Affordability Profile

To help policymakers assess and improve college affordability in their states, SREB provides tailored reports on the policies, programs and prices that drive affordability. Each member-state profile details net price at different types of institutions, state financial aid based on need or other factors, student borrowing, and percentage of family income needed to pay for college at different income levels.

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Publication July 202012 pages

Oklahoma Educator Supply and Demand Network
Recommendation Report

Many states are facing challenges building a strong teacher workforce, in particular attracting more individuals to the teaching profession and retaining beginning teachers. This report provides recommendations from the Oklahoma Educator Supply and Demand Network for its two priority issues: policy and implementation barriers to paid student teaching internships and lack of sustainable, statewide support for first- and second-year teachers. 

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Publication September 2019 | 20 pages
Shared-Time Technology Centers: A Study of Six State Funding Systems. Special Report for the Kentucky Career and Technical Education Task Force Southern Regional Education Board.  SREB.org. September 2019

Shared-Time Technology Centers
A Study of Six State Funding Systems

Students need learning experiences connected with the world of work to equip them to enter the workforce and secure good jobs. This report provides an overview of funding for career and technical education and a detailed look at CTE funding models in Arkansas, Indiana, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina and West Virginia. Produced by SREB for the Kentucky Career and Technical Education Task Force, it also offers considerations for actions to improve CTE.

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News
Oklahoma's Promise: Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program

Promises Kept in Oklahoma
SREB review of financial aid program

Oklahoma’s Promise is an effective college scholarship program that meets its goals and helps the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education increase education attainment in the state, according to a report from the Southern Regional Education Board. The report cited Oklahoma’s Promise as “an example of how a state can invest valuable resources in its students and see a strong return on that investment.”

Publication May 2016 | 12 pages | (16V12)

Case Study: Piedmont High School
Raising Rigor and Expectations

Piedmont High School is a high-achieving school with a 2015 graduation rate of 99 percent. This case study details how the school used the High Schools That Work design to put in place the building blocks to foster a culture of continuous improvement to ensure every student has the opportunity to succeed.

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