Tulsa Public Schools
education organization in Tulsa, United States
Tulsa Public Schools is an independent school district serving the Tulsa, Oklahoma area in Northeastern Oklahoma, United States. As of 2022, it is the largest school district in Oklahoma, surpassing Oklahoma City Public Schools for the first time since 2013.
As of 2022 the district serves approximately 33,211 students. It is governed by an elected school board. As of November 2021, the Tulsa Public Schools district is accredited by the Oklahoma State Department of Education.
Accreditation
In 2022, Governor of Oklahoma Kevin Stitt asked the Oklahoma state auditor and inspector to investigate the school district. The governor expressed concern over reports of financial irregularities, questions about the length of COVID-related school closures, and questions about compliance with "a new state law limiting public school instruction on race, gender and history."
In 2023, State Superintendent Ryan Walters held a press conference in Tulsa to discuss concerns that could affect accreditation of the Tulsa school district. At the press conference, a member of the group Defense of Democracy was spat on while questioning the school board's approach to handling prayer in official settings.
In August 2023, Walters held another press conference to list the four areas of concern: financial mismanagement, spending more money on administration than in the classroom, reading proficiency scores that continue to decline, and failing schools.
Area
Most of the district is in Tulsa County, where it includes the majority of Tulsa as well as sections of Oakhurst, Sand Springs, and Sapulpa.
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