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Thompson Receives Distinguished Service Award From Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence
Thompson Receives Distinguished Service Award from Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence Longtime Tulsa television journalist Scott Thompson accepts the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence 2020 Distinguished Service
Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence Seeking Nominations for 2021 Academic All-State Scholars
Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence Seeking Nominations for 2021 Academic All-State Scholars OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, a nonprofit organization that recognizes and
Local Teachers Encouraged To Participate In Free English Learner Certification Exam Prep Course
Local Teachers Encouraged to Participate in Free English Learner Certification Exam Prep Course Teachers from 17 elementary schools in 10 school districts are invited to
Norman Teacher Named Inaugural Donna Gradel Fund for Teachers Fellow
Teacher Selected for Proposal to Help Students Fight Food Waste Diane Wood, gifted resource coordinator at Norman’s Lincoln Elementary School, has been named the inaugural
OETA To Broadcast Tribute to Academic Award Winners
OETA To Broadcast Tribute to Academic Award Winners With the cancellation of its May 16 Academic Awards Banquet due to COVID-19, the Oklahoma Foundation for
Bob and Marion Wilson Teacher Institute of Colonial Williamsburg on-site Summer 2020 Sessions Cancelled Due to COVID-19
Bob and Marion Wilson Teacher Institute of Colonial Williamsburg on-site Summer 2020 Sessions Cancelled Due to COVID-19 Special online programming under development; all 2020 teacher
Fund for Teachers Awards More Than $132,000 in Grants to 37 Oklahoma Teachers
Fund for Teachers has announced that 37 Oklahoma PreK through 12th-grade teachers have been selected for grants totaling more than $132,000 for self-designed professional development
May 16 Banquet Canceled Due to COVID-19 Health and Safety Measures
The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence puts the health and safety of students, teachers, their families, and their communities first. After monitoring recommendations from state and
2020 Oklahoma Medal for Excellence-Winning Educators Announced
2020 Oklahoma Medal for Excellence-Winning Educators Announced (March 2, 2020) OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence has announced the winners of its 2020
Oklahoma Foundation For Excellence Announces 2020 Academic All-State Scholars
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence has announced the recipients of its prestigious 2020 Academic All-State Awards. These 100 top public high school
Norman Fifth-Grader Wins Colonial Day Literature Contest
OKLAHOMA CITY – Charlie Balthrop, a fifth-grader at Eisenhower Elementary School in Norman, has been named winner of the 2020 Colonial Day Literature Contest sponsored
Students to Journey Back in Time During Colonial Day at Oklahoma History Center
OKLAHOMA CITY – More than 300 Oklahoma students will travel back in time and meet such historical figures as Revolutionary War hero James Armistead Lafayette
Outstanding Mentors Honored During National Mentor Month
OKLAHOMA CITY – Thirty-one outstanding Oklahoma mentors are being recognized by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence and their community mentoring organizations during National Mentor Month
Fifth and Eighth-Grade Teachers Encouraged to Apply for Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute
Fellowship applications are now available for Oklahoma fifth- and eighth-grade teachers interested in attending the 2020 Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute next summer in the restored
Three Public School Foundation Programs to be Recognized for Outstanding Achievement
OKLAHOMA CITY – A successful reading program for at-risk students, a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign and a novice teacher training program have been selected as recipients
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