OKLAHOMA CITY — A new charter high school has been approved to open its doors in southwest Oklahoma City in August. The Oklahoma State Board of Education voted unanimously on Thursday to accept the charter application for Proud to Partner Leadership Academy. “I’m excited about the recommendation, obviously, and more excited to represent Oklahoma and […] The post State Board of Education approves new Oklahoma City charter school appeared first on Oklahoma Voice.
The St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School in Oklahoma, slated to become the first religious charter school in the nation, faces the usual fury of secularists trying to thwart its progress. But a group of Catholic nuns in Oregon 100 years ago and this Supreme Court show why the school should prevail and provide encouragement to other states expanding educational options.
In a series of votes Monday, the school board for the Oklahoma City district recommended the three rejected schools resubmit their applications with more information.