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Congrats to Bennie Newton. who was honored to be an Okla. All-State Official for the big game Friday night in Tulsa! The Alpha Plus Exec. VP is a retired school supt. with a distinguished career officiating football in his spare time. Our team appreciates him also! @AlphaPlusEdu

It's a new day @AlphaPlusEdu and we're so happy that @WendyPratt234 is making her first official post as VP of Data Services & Gov't Relations! We moved from uptown to Bricktown; here's our news release: tinyurl.com/hymfecsm. Let me know any questions. #oklaed #okleg #Oklahoma

We invite all @OklaEd LEADERS to join a panel discussion about schools beating the odds & improving test scores. Let us answer your Qs @OAESP1 LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE: WED., NOV. 9, 2:45 P.M., O'DONOGHUE ROOM, Embassy Suites OKC bit.ly/3FS6JI1 Hope 2CU there! @CCOSA

Happy Statehood Day, Oklahoma! Learn why our flag changed in 1925, and whose research into our diverse culture became an artistic symbol of pride in this selection from the Success with OAS ELA series. bit.ly/3cj9VfK #oklahistory #okleg @okhistory @OklaEd

Happy Statehood Day 2mro, Oklahoma! Learn why our flag changed in 1925, and whose research into our diverse culture became an artistic symbol of pride in this selection from the Success with OAS ELA series. #oklahistory #oklaed #didyouknow #OAS bit.ly/3ozG8oy

We are SO proud of the educators, students, parents and patrons in McAlester where schools posted above-average fall AND spring benchmark scores and impressive OAS growth in 2020-21 - despite COVID-19! @mpsbuffaloes #NationalTeacherAppreciationWeek bit.ly/2QYr6w2

CONGRATS to educators, students and parents at Academy Elementary and North Park Elementary of @GuymonPublic on great OAS growth in 2020-21 ... despite COVID-19. THANK YOU for your hard work in and out of school this year! #NationalTeacherDay @oksde bit.ly/3nOKSWP

DID YOU KNOW? In Oklahoma history, often it is surprising to see where a person's dreams will lead. One little boy's dreams to play professional baseball led to a lifetime of public service in the Chickasaw Nation. #oklahomahistory #OAS #ELA #OklaEd bit.ly/3tH7CKt

Whether identifying and addressing students' learning gaps this summer or in the 2021-22 school year, your school needs "Success with OAS." bit.ly/39R97hq #oklaed @OAESP1 @OSSBAoklahoma

bit.ly/38pCmHh For National Women's History Month, we honor Oklahoma teacher, historian and author Dr. Angie Debo, who refused to be silent about the injustices she documented in Native American History. #DidYouKnow #womenshistorymonth2021 #oklahomahistory #oklaed

Want a quick read for #ReadAcrossAmericaDay? Our “Did You Know” blog series features short selections with an Oklahoma connection here: bit.ly/3kDkHk9 #oklahomahistory #oklaed #SuccesswithOAS @oksde

Bessie Coleman attended the Colored Agricultural and Normal University at Langston in the early 1900s. By age 29, she was the first black woman and the first Native American woman to earn an international pilot’s license. Here's her story: bit.ly/3qXw2y5 #oklaed @oksde

Teachers: If you haven't seen these edited pages from Invisible Man, they would prompt great discussions and writing projects about Ralph Ellison during Black History Month. FYI blogs.loc.gov/folklife/files…

"Note, too, that schools have been open all year—full time—in about a quarter of districts nationwide, many in red states not known for showering public education with cash." ... Wondering how many #oklaed schools have been open all year. Half? More? fordhaminstitute.org/nationa…

DID YOU KNOW? In Oklahoma history, a musician born in Oklahoma City in 1914 grew up to write one of the most influential novels in American history. During Black History Month, we remember the life and writings of Ralph Ellison. #oklaed #oklahomahistory bit.ly/3cTjFPa

Celebrating his birthday and remembering the positive place of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the history of the United States of America. ... "Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education." - From “The Purpose of Education,” Feb. 1947. #oklaed #okleg @oksde

News: "Oklahoma School Report Cards suspended: Identifying learning gaps more critical than ever" bit.ly/38tQ3Ef #oklaed #OAS @oksde #okleg

This may never have been more true than it is today: "Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." - Helen Keller #oklaed #okleg @oksde @HealthyOklahoma

We love working with @GuymonPublic - and even during COVID their students are doing really cool projects. A member of our team got to watch their virtual presentation yesterday. Very exciting!