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    TPS Supt: Online testing 'disastrous'

    Tulsa Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Keith Ballard calls the online testing situation that forced the suspension of statewide school testing "disastrous."

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    Server crash ends testing in schools

    Statewide school testing came to a halt Monday and Tuesday after a testing company's server failed during the state's online exams.

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    Study: Pre-K saw historic cuts in 2012

    States are spending dramatically less on preschool programs than they ever have, according to a new study released Monday.

    Continuing Coverage


    1. TPS react to A-F grading system changes

      TPS react to A-F grading system changes

      The Oklahoma senate approved a bill on Tuesday to change the state's controversial A-F grading system. House Bill 1658 addresses concerns raised by superintendents, educators and parents that went into affect last year.

    2. TPS leaders push for bond issue

      TPS leaders push for bond issue

      Leaders from the Tulsa Public School District are pushing for a $38 million bond issue which would improve technology and safety, with the schools.

    3. Changes coming for standardized testing

      Changes coming for standardized testing

      In just two years, millions of students across the country will start taking new computerized standardized tests that require them to write, think, analyze and solve problems -- a dramatic departure from the fill-in-the-bubble tests in place for decades.

    4. TPS' Ballard staying in surprise move

      TPS' Ballard staying in surprise move

      Tulsa Public Schools Superintendent Keith Ballard is staying put.

    5. Ballard defends TPS in letter to parents

      Ballard defends TPS in letter to parents

      A day after eight Tulsa schools received an F -- by far the most in Oklahoma -- many in the area remain shocked and confused about the new system's findings.

    6. Parents react to school grading system

      Parents react to school grading system

      TPS parents have mixed reactions to the grade their school received from the State Department of Education.

    7. Ballard speaks out against A-F system

      Ballard speaks out against A-F system

      The release of Oklahoma's new A through F school grading system and its underwhelming results Thursday has stirred up further discontent among Tulsa school administrators.

    8. 2 schools recognize LGBT month

      2 schools recognize LGBT month

      American schools recognize African-American History Month and Women's History Month. This year, for the first time, two school districts are celebrating LGBT History Month, which started seven years ago and kicked off this year on October 1.

    9. Doing the math behind homeschooling

      Doing the math behind homeschooling

      Public, private, parochial, charter schools: There's no shortage of options on where to send your children for their education.  But a growing number of Americans are choosing not to send them anywhere at all, opting instead to educate them at home.

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    Weird News


    1. Suspects' 911 pocket dial leads to jail

      Suspects' 911 pocket dial leads to jail

       

      Some people call it pocket dialing. Others call it butt dialing. Either way, an air of California men face criminal charges after they accidentally called 911.

       

    2. Man runs onto frozen lake to avoid jail

      • Fleeing man begs to be pulled from river

        • Woman spots her stolen car in drive-thru

          • Deer smashes through PA bus windshield

            Around Tulsa


            1. Tornado victim finds dog alive in rubble

              Tornado victim finds dog alive in rubble

              It would be an urban legend arising out of the Oklahoma City tornadoes of May 20, if not for the fact that it happened on television.

              • The Voice shifts focus to Oklahoma

                The Voice shifts focus to Oklahoma

                From the opening shot of The Voice Tuesday night, thoughts were with the victims of the devastating tornadoes that ripped through Oklahoma a day prior.

                • Power of tornado dwarfed nuclear bomb

                  Power of tornado dwarfed nuclear bomb

                  Everything had to come together just perfectly to create the killer tornado in Moore, Okla.: wind speed, moisture in the air, temperature and timing.

                  • Where was FEMA 'safe room' program?

                    • Search for tornado survivors nearly over

                      • OU students, staff respond to Moore

                        • INTERACTIVE: Track Moore tornado's path

                          • Schools hit by tornado had no shelters

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                              Eye-catching exterior updates

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                                  1. Check out this futuristic grocery store

                                    Check out this futuristic grocery store

                                    John Matarese visits a grocery store with new self-scanning technology, that could be coming to your store in the next couple of years.

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                                            Weird News


                                            1. Suspects' 911 pocket dial leads to jail

                                              Suspects' 911 pocket dial leads to jail

                                               

                                              Some people call it pocket dialing. Others call it butt dialing. Either way, an air of California men face criminal charges after they accidentally called 911.

                                               

                                            2. Man runs onto frozen lake to avoid jail

                                              Man runs onto frozen lake to avoid jail

                                              Anchorage police say a young man who didn't want to return to jail ran out onto the uncertain ice of an Alaskan lake to escape officers armed with an arrest warrant.

                                              • Fleeing man begs to be pulled from river

                                                • Woman spots her stolen car in drive-thru

                                                  • Deer smashes through PA bus windshield

                                                    • Conn. chef planning to feast on cicadas

                                                      • Man charged in overnight feast at market