{"id":753485,"date":"2025-12-04T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T13:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/?post_type=newspack_nl_cpt&#038;p=753485"},"modified":"2025-12-03T17:14:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T23:14:11","slug":"education-watch-what-can-oklahomans-learn-from-the-latest-school-report-cards","status":"publish","type":"newspack_nl_cpt","link":"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/newsletter\/education-watch-what-can-oklahomans-learn-from-the-latest-school-report-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Watch: What Can Oklahomans Learn from the Latest School Report Cards?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-small-font-size\" style=\"padding-bottom:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>This article was originally delivered to subscribers of our Education Watch newsletter.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/newsletters\/\">Sign up<\/a>&nbsp;now to receive Education Watch directly in your inbox.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The state Education Department published its latest state report card this week, with new data on six measures, including test scores, absenteeism and graduation rates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In academic achievement, which measures the percent of students who met performance goals on state tests, the state averaged a D. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Fifty-six percent of students demonstrated academic growth, up slightly from last year, earning the state a C. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">An average of 34% of English language learners met language acquisition targets, earning the state a B in that category.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In chronic absenteeism, the state received a D, with just under 81% of students in good attendance. Chronic absenteeism, defined as missing 10% or more of the school year, won&#8217;t be a required measure next year and instead will be worth bonus points. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The state averaged a B in postsecondary opportunities, with 54% of students got early exposure to college and career, such as through concurrent enrollment, internships and career tech programs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">With a 4-year high school graduation rate of 82%, the state fell short of its goal in that category and was assigned a D. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The entire report card is available online at <a href=\"https:\/\/oklaschools.com\/\">oklaschools.com<\/a>. Questions, comments, story ideas? Please reach out via <a href=\"mailto:jpalmer@oklahomawatch.org\">email<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-medium-font-size\">\u2014 Jennifer Palmer<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oerb.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Powered-by-the-people-of-Oklahoma-Oil-and-Natural-Gas.png?resize=600%2C250&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-736277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Powered-by-the-people-of-Oklahoma-Oil-and-Natural-Gas.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Powered-by-the-people-of-Oklahoma-Oil-and-Natural-Gas.png?resize=336%2C140&amp;ssl=1 336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Powered-by-the-people-of-Oklahoma-Oil-and-Natural-Gas.png?resize=400%2C167&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Powered-by-the-people-of-Oklahoma-Oil-and-Natural-Gas.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recommended Reading<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">While\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomavoice.com\/2025\/10\/02\/stitt-names-new-state-superintendent-team-to-lead-oklahoma-education-turnaround\/\">state leaders<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomavoice.com\/2025\/11\/17\/oklahoma-state-chamber-backs-mississippi-style-reading-reforms\/\">the business community<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomavoice.com\/2025\/08\/21\/what-have-oklahomas-governor-candidates-said-about-education\/\">political candidates<\/a>\u00a0intensify their focus on improving Oklahoma public education, complaints have grown among teachers that they should have a more prominent role in those policy discussions. <a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomavoice.com\/2025\/12\/03\/oklahoma-teachers-call-for-more-input-in-education-policy\/\">[Oklahoma Voice]<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/11\/25\/ou-oklahoma-student-bible-essay-free-speech-gender-roles\/87376745007\/\">A University of Oklahoma student&#8217;s claim of religious discrimination<\/a>\u00a0after she failed an assignment is drawing national attention from elected officials, influencers and millions of social media users. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/12\/02\/samantha-fulnecky-ou-oklahoma-bible-essay-online-debate\/87553019007\/\">[The Oklahoman]<\/a> Samantha Fulnecky&#8217;s failing marks on her<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/12\/02\/samantha-fulnecky-ou-oklahoma-bible-essay-online-debate\/87553019007\/\">\u00a0controversial essay<\/a>\u00a0will not count toward her final course grade. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/12\/03\/samantha-fulnecky-ou-essay-grade-not-counting\/87586702007\/\">[The Oklahoman]<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">If you\u2019ve been in a school recently, you\u2019ve likely seen students tucking their mobile devices into those colorful, magnetic\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.overyondr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yondr pouches<\/a>. As of last month,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/State_policies_on_cellphone_use_in_K-12_public_schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">36 states and the District of Columbia<\/a>\u00a0had enacted\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the74million.org\/tag\/cellphone-ban\/\">phone restrictions\u00a0<\/a>in K-12 classrooms, with 27 banning phones in classrooms outright. In many cases, schools are asking students to drop their phones in Yondr pouches for the school day, at a cost of about $30 per student annually.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the74million.org\/article\/from-biker-bars-to-schools-yondr-founder-sees-phone-pouches-as-impulse-disrupters\/\">[The 74]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-up-for-Ted-Streulis-Newsletter-4.png?resize=1800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-733889\" style=\"width:600px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-up-for-Ted-Streulis-Newsletter-4.png?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-up-for-Ted-Streulis-Newsletter-4.png?resize=336%2C112&amp;ssl=1 336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-up-for-Ted-Streulis-Newsletter-4.png?resize=771%2C257&amp;ssl=1 771w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-up-for-Ted-Streulis-Newsletter-4.png?resize=768%2C256&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-up-for-Ted-Streulis-Newsletter-4.png?resize=1536%2C512&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-up-for-Ted-Streulis-Newsletter-4.png?resize=1200%2C400&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-up-for-Ted-Streulis-Newsletter-4.png?resize=1024%2C341&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-up-for-Ted-Streulis-Newsletter-4.png?resize=1568%2C523&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-up-for-Ted-Streulis-Newsletter-4.png?resize=400%2C133&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-up-for-Ted-Streulis-Newsletter-4.png?resize=706%2C235&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-up-for-Ted-Streulis-Newsletter-4.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Help Us Make a Difference<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Oklahoma needs high-quality investigative journalism. 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