Tag: Oklahoma
Oklahoma Approves New Education Standards Similar to Common Core
Posted: March 24, 2016 at 5:20 am / Education
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) State senators in Oklahoma made a significant turnaround this week by giving initial approval to new standards in math and English offered by the State Department of Education. The bill was overhauled by a committee and was revised to eliminate legislative involvement in future changes and updates, writes Matt Trotter for Public […]
Pioneering Oklahoma energy CEO dies in fiery car crash (Yahoo Sports)
Posted: March 3, 2016 at 5:23 pm / Sports
Aubrey McClendon, a natural gas industry titan, was killed when police say he drove his sport utility vehicle ”straight into a wall” in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, a day after he was indicted on a charge of conspiring to rig bids to buy oil and natural gas leases in northwest Oklahoma. Police Capt. Paco Balderrama […]