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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

Oklahoma school primary 2023

Tuesday, Februrary 14, 2023, is the annual school primary for all Oklahoma public school districts. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. You can view your sample ballot and find the address of your polling place at the Oklahoma Voter Portal. At least one school board seat in...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 11, 2023 7:05 PM

2022 Union School Board campaign contributions: Democrat donors back McNeil

Campaign contribution and expenditure reports from the recent school board election in Union, the school district that straddles the Tulsa-Broken Arrow boundary, include some names of prominent Democratic donors familiar from campaign filings in the two 2022 school board races in the Tulsa district. As reported on his pre-primary campaign...

Posted by Michael Bates on April 19, 2022 5:51 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

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

2017 Oklahoma school election day

Today, February 14, 2017, is the day that Oklahoma voters choose school board members and vote on school bond issues. Polls are open at the usual locations from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Four K-12 school board seats will be on the ballot, two of them in the Tulsa school...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 14, 2017 7:06 AM