State: Oklahoma
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 — plus details on how Oklahoma uses SREB’s targeted programs and services.
Oklahoma Members of the Board
Kevin Stitt, Governor of Oklahoma, Oklahoma
City, ex officio (2023)
Chad Caldwell, State Representative, Enid
(2022)
Tom Friedemann, retired Superintendent/CEO,
Francis Tuttle Technology Center, Oklahoma City (2020)
Glen D. Johnson, Chancellor, Oklahoma State
Regents for Higher Education, Oklahoma City (2019) Vice
Chair of the SREB Board
Jennifer Monies, Member, State Board of
Education, Oklahoma City (2021)
(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
Chad Caldwell, State Representative, Enid
Marty Quinn, State Senator, Claremore
Todd Russ, State Representative, Cordell
Gary Stanislawski, State Senator, Tulsa
Oklahoma
State Economic Outlook
Data on how automation will affect Oklahoma’s economic outlook.
Oklahoma Featured Facts
from the SREB Fact Book on Higher Education
Oklahoma-specific data on population, demographic, education attainment, enrollment, graduation rates, workforce, tuition, debt, funding, faculty salaries and more.
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.
We partnered with leaders and educators from three school districts in Oklahoma to find out what happens when teachers are actually the ones behind the steering wheel. Here’s what we learned about empowering teachers to lead their own professional development.
Oklahoma: Looking Closer
Looking Closer is the eighth biennial report to SREB states on their progress in meeting SREB’s Challenge to Lead goals for education. Each customized state report documents progress on both measurable outcomes and state policies. Through effective policy implementation, the goals can help states drive improvements in student achievement, high school graduation, college completion and workforce readiness.
Oklahoma’s Promise Program Performance Review
At the request of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, SREB conducted a review of Oklahoma’s Promise program in late 2017 and early 2018. This report summarizes findings and offers seven recommendations.
Professional Learning
Oklahoma
SREB researchers gathered information on efforts in Oklahoma, particularly at the Oklahoma State Department of Education, to foster effective professional learning on the state’s college- and career readiness standards, the Priority Academic Students Skills. In collaboration with SREB states and national experts, SREB identified a set of expected state actions — “look-fors” — in four areas of state leadership in professional learning.
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.