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Oklahoma CareerTech adult education and family literacy students who earn their GED diplomas may now be able to earn college credit for their scores at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology.

Friday, three universities gathered at Dolese Bros. Co.

OKLAHOMA CITY – House Democratic Floor Leader Andy Fugate, D-Del City said his fears were allayed with the Oklahoma State Department of Education’s announcement of more than $220 million in Title 1 federal funds to support low-income students in public schools.

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Senator James Lankford (R-OK), lead Republican on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Government Operations and Border Management, joined by Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Chair of the Subcommittee, announced passage of the Border Patrol Enhancement Act out of Committee. The purpose of the bill is to strengthen our border security by ensuring that Border Patrol can hire, train, and pay the highest quality law enforcement officers and agents.

The University of Oklahoma women’s basketball players and staff volunteered for the OU Food Pantry Monday as part of a student development initiative. The players and staff in attendance filled orders, organized clothes and prepared the produce section as the food pantry prepared for another week of serving over 200 OU community members.

The Oklahoma City Thunder is rolling out the blue carpet to bring in the new school year. The Thunder is involved in a host of community backto- school activities through an array of support including donating backpacks, Thunder entertainer appearances, and delivering snacks for back-toschool event organizers.

(StatePoint) Whether it’s shuttling the little ones to their after school activities, or helping older students cram for their exams, families get super busy, quickly when kids return to school in fall. But that doesn’t mean you can’t regularly sit down together for weeknight dinners.

(StatePoint) Nearly 60% of Americans say they send thank you notes at least occasionally to show their appreciation for a gift or favor, according to a recent poll from AmericanGreetings. com. While writing thank yous might seem time consuming, it’s actually a wonderful opportunity to teach children important life lessons such as kindness, gratitude and empathy.