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2024 Tulsa school board election campaign contributions

Pre-election campaign contributions and expenditures reports

Posted by Michael Bates on March 29, 2024 5:26 PM

Alinskyite ACTION Tulsa

On Twitter (X), a random reply from a "Progressive Democrat, native born Oklahoman. ELCA Lutheran" condemned my endorsement of KanDee Washington in the Tulsa Public Schools District 2 election, because she didn't attend ACTION Tulsa's "Accountability Session": KanDee Washington is the only candidate not to accept ACTION Tulsa's invitation to...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 28, 2024 11:45 AM

2023 Oklahoma school board filing final day

UPDATE: At the close of the filing period, we have three contested races for Tulsa school board, and contests for single seats in Berryhill, Owasso, and Union. The remaining 13 seats (including two each in Keystone and Liberty and the Tulsa Tech Center seat), are uncontested. Maria Mercedes Seidler filed...

Posted by Michael Bates on December 6, 2023 12:55 AM

Hern amendment blocks funding for Confucius Classrooms

An appropriations amendment by Oklahoma 1st District Congressman Kevin Hern to prevent federal funding for Confucius Classrooms in K-12 was approved by voice vote by the U. S. House of Representatives on November 14, 2023. The one-sentence provision would amend H.R. 5894, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 19, 2023 9:49 PM

Gist gone

Happy news late this afternoon that Deborah Gist has resigned as superintendent of Tulsa Public Schools. Gist resigns as the state's largest school district faces a hearing on Thursday at the State Board of Education on the loss of its accreditation. The threat to pull accreditation stems from poor academic...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 22, 2023 9:08 PM

Tulsa Schools one of 7 US districts to allow Chinese Communist Party's Confucius Classroom program

Tulsa Public Schools made the Mail Online on July 30, 2023, as one of 7 school districts in the US with active contracts for Confucius Classrooms, a propaganda outreach of the Chinese Communist Party. China is funding America's public schools to the tune of $17 million dollars, it has been...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 4, 2023 5:55 PM

2023 Oklahoma school & municipal elections

April 4, 2023, is general election day across Oklahoma for school board races and for municipalities that use the default forms of municipal government established by state statute. Many cities with city charters that define a customized government structure still use the default dates for city elections. As is...

Posted by Michael Bates on April 3, 2023 3:49 PM

2023 Tulsa School Board campaign finances

The incumbent and challenger in the Tulsa School Board District 1 race have each raised over $50,000 according to campaign contribution and expenditures reports filed with the Tulsa Public Schools district clerk. As of the March 20, 2023, close of the pre-election reporting period, Democrat incumbent Stacey Woolley had raised...

Posted by Michael Bates on April 2, 2023 11:58 AM

Chinese Communist-funded program on Tulsa school board agenda

The Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education, at a special meeting tomorrow, Thursday, July 14, 2022, at 1 p.m., will consider accepting a grant from a non-profit funded and controlled by the Chinese Communist Party for a Chinese language learning program at Booker T. Washington High School. Here is...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 13, 2022 9:10 PM

2022 Tulsa School Board general election: BatesLine ballot card

Published April 3, 2022, postdated to remain at the top of the page until the polls close on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Tuesday, April 5, 2022, is general election day for K-12 school board seats in Oklahoma. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Seats on technology...

Posted by Michael Bates on April 5, 2022 7:02 PM

2022 School & Municipal Primary Election: BatesLine ballot card

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS UPDATE, with all precincts counted: The conservative, pro-parent school board candidates have either won outright (Debbie Taylor in Broken Arrow) or made it into a runoff (conservative Tim Harris against Susan Lamkin, who had the endorsement of the GKFF-connected incumbent and the support of the TPS establishment; conservative...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 8, 2022 1:19 AM

Oklahoma school board filing period 2021 <s>underway</s> complete

This is a reworking of a post from two years ago, but it has been updated with current information about open seats and candidates, and there is some new information below. END OF FILING UPDATE, 2021/12/08: 5 of the 17 seats in Tulsa County had only one candidate (Berryhill, Collinsville,...

Posted by Michael Bates on December 7, 2021 11:00 PM

Vote no confidence in Tulsa Public Schools on Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Disappointed with Tulsa Public School's bloated and inept administration? A "no" vote in Tuesday's (June 8, 2021) TPS bond election is an effective way to cast a vote of no confidence and register a demand for real change.

Posted by Michael Bates on June 6, 2021 7:32 PM

2021 School & Municipal General Election: BatesLine ballot card

Below are my thoughts on some of the races in the Oklahoma school board and municipal general election on April 6, 2021, along with links to candidate websites, social media profiles, and candidate forums for elections and bond issues on Tuesday's ballot in Tulsa County.

Posted by Michael Bates on April 6, 2021 7:00 PM

February 9, 2021: School, municipal, and special elections

This coming Tuesday, February 9, 2021, Oklahoma voters will vote in school board primaries, some municipal primaries, school bond issues, and special elections. Early voting will be available tomorrow, Thursday, February 4, and Friday, February 5, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Because there are no state or federal...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 3, 2021 5:03 PM

Tulsa School Board 2020 general election contributions

Campaign contribution reports for Tulsa School Board candidates.

Posted by Michael Bates on June 26, 2020 12:01 AM

Oklahoma School Board 2020 primary election

Polls are open in selected precincts across Oklahoma in the February 11, 2020, school board primary election from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Some municipalities also have elections today. The Oklahoma State Election Board's new <a href="https://okvoterportal.okelections.us/">Oklahoma Voter Portal</a> will tell you where to vote and let you view sample ballots before you go to the polls. Here is the <a href="http://www.batesline.com/archives/2020/02/11/20200211-Oklahoma_Elections_by_County.pdf">complete and official list of elections in Oklahoma today, February 11, 2020, sorted by county.</a>

Posted by Michael Bates on February 11, 2020 7:00 PM

Scott Pendleton for Tulsa school board, Office 5

The Tulsa school district needs drastic reform. Enrollment and attendance are dropping, teachers are fleeing, and more and more schools are closing. In the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2016, the Tulsa district had an Average Daily Membership of 39,167. Four years later, ADM for the first quarter of FY2020...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 9, 2020 9:25 PM

Jerry Griffin for Tulsa school board, Office 6

For all the reasons described in my previous post, Tulsa's students, parents, teachers, and taxpayers need an upheaval on the Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education. Only two seats, at most, out of seven are up for election in any given year, but good candidates in both races will allow...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 9, 2020 8:30 PM

Tulsa School Board 2020 campaign contributions and expenditures

UPDATE: Jerry Griffin emails with his complete report, which includes itemized expenditures, and which he says he filed. Either the district clerk's copy got lost, or I overlooked it. I've added the information below. Below are the campaign ethics reports filed with the Tulsa Public Schools district clerk as of...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 7, 2020 11:14 PM