Andrea Eger

‘Like a Civil War’: Inola divided over proposed $4 Billion aluminum plant as schools, town eye economic windfall oklahomawatch.org/2026/06/10/t...

She left college in 2004. She's graduating this year with two degrees at 49. Oklahoma needs more stories like hers and fewer barriers to getting there. https://ow.ly/J6lF50YUOCX

Oklahoma is about $1 billion short of the regional average in per-pupil spending. Record budgets haven't closed that distance. https://ow.ly/K9VC50YXTxs

Newly obtained records reveal the scope and ongoing nature of the IRS investigation into Epic Charter Schools’ past governance and payments. ow.ly/t9f250YIuto

Shoutout to The Oklahoman, Yukon Progress and @tulsaworld.com for sharing with their readers my latest report @oklahomawatch.bsky.social. I’m excited to be part of this non-profit newsroom focused on providing in-depth and investigative journalism as a public service for all Oklahomans.

Want to know more about the statewide ad campaign targeting parents about school reading policies? Hear from Secretary of Education Dan Hamlin, who previously advised the 95-year-old Tulsa man funding the whole thing, plus Senate Education Chair Adam Pugh. oklahomawatch.org/2026/03/27/a... #oklaed

Who's filling your Facebook feed with Oklahoma reading crisis ads? Meet John Brock, the philanthropist behind the push. https://ow.ly/k9xS50YzEFB

“To be clear, the Board’s refusal to list all of the reasons for rejecting the revised application is not coincidental. It is a deliberate decision designed to avoid issues of state law when Ben Gamla files a lawsuit.” — OAG Gentner Drummond oklahomawatch.org/2026/03/11/d...

Andrea Eger is joining Oklahoma Watch! She is an award-winning investigative and education reporter who has been a staple of Oklahoma journalism for over two decades. We are very excited to have her on our team! https://oklahomawatch.org/

A former CFO testified Wednesday that Epic Charter Schools’ founders paid two of the state’s top political consulting firms for services that included recruiting candidates to run against their critics. tulsaworld.com/news/article...

Tulsa leaders say private school choice, fear of immigration sweeps, a slowdown in population growth and steady increases in homeschooling are behind a historic decrease of nearly 11,000 public school students. #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

Multiple area districts, charter schools and post-secondary institutions have canceled Monday's classes, including OSU-Tulsa and Broken Arrow Public Schools.

Proposed legislation to mandate more instructional days, holding back any 3rd-grader not reading on grade level & performance bonuses for only select teachers were top-of-mind for local students & educators who met with state policymakers on Friday morning in Tulsa. tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

The Oklahoma State Board of Education took another step Thursday in disentangling state policy from former State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ legacy. tulsaworld.com/news/article...

New, state funded investigation of Epic Charter Schools once again red-flagged deficiencies in school board oversight, internal budgeting and accountability for school property purchased with taxpayer funds for student learning needs. #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

One local man who found so much more than coffee in She Brews’ welcoming community decided to do something to give back this holiday season. tulsaworld.com/news/local/a...

“We can’t cross our fingers & hope for the best anymore. We have to be so proactive in this environment.” — 2023 National Teacher of Year Rebecka Peterson, who returned to spearhead grow-your-own aspiring teacher program amid OK’s chronic teacher shortage. #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

English learners are one of the fastest growing student populations in Oklahoma, yet educators with specialized certifications to serve them are scarce. Some local schools and teacher preparation programs are leaning into the challenge. tulsaworld.com/news/local/e... #oklaed

Cuts announced Monday affect the Tulsa- and Oklahoma City-area Epic learning centers that offered full-day, in-person instruction and meal services for breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday. #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

A split 4-4 vote by the U.S. Supreme Court revealed Thursday morning leaves intact an earlier ruling by Oklahoma's highest court that proposed Catholic charter school St. Isidore is unconstitutional. #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

A career teacher newly appointed to the Oklahoma State Board of Education raised concerns Wednesday about the state’s ever-growing reliance on underqualified, emergency certified teachers. #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...

New state-by-state comparisons reveal that Oklahoma’s per-pupil spending is dead last among surrounding states and that the average teacher compensation in public schools has slipped to 38th in the nation. #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

Inside the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, one justice accused Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond of “hostility to religion” while three others questioned how taxpayer funds could ever be used to proselytize through a religious charter school. tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...

Separation of church & state at risk as OK case goes before SCOTUS this week: Win for nation’s first religious charter school would represent “the most radical change to religious freedom under the First Amendment in American history,” one expert believes. tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

A resolution disapproving controversial social studies and science standards for Oklahoma public schools was filed late Thursday by Senate Education Committee Chairman Adam Pugh, R-Edmond. tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...

Focus on SCOUTS appeal by St Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School has been separation of church/state, but original policymakers & leading advocates warn entire case based on false claim that a charter school is anything other than a public school. tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

NEW TUESDAY NIGHT: A 37-year veteran educator with Bixby Public Schools has been named the rapidly growing suburban school district’s next superintendent #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

Superintendent Ryan Walters sues in federal court separation of church-state group that raised parent concerns about prayer and Bible verse reading during class time in a small southeastern Oklahoma school district #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...

“I am not running against Ryan Walters. I am running for the families and students of Oklahoma. Whoever else decides to get in the race, that’s fine," Miller said. #oklaed

NEW FRIDAY: Even if the proposed religious charter school prevails at the U.S. Supreme Court, Catholic leaders in Oklahoma say it would be too late to open in August 2025. #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

Tulsa World also obtained records showing state ended agreement with a vendor and added 20 new employees to directly operate the Parental Choice Tax Credit Program. #oklaed

Tulsa World also obtained records showing state ended $4M agreement with vendor & added 20 new employees to directly operate the Parental Choice Tax Credit Program. #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

Tulsa World also obtained records showing state ended $4M agreement with vendor & added 20 new employees to directly operate the Parental Choice Tax Credit Program. #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

As a press conference was set to begin, an irate state auditor accused Tulsa Public Schools administrators of “constant obstacles” used “to delay and mislead" forensic investigators for two years. #oklaed

NEW FRIDAY: SCOTUS to decide by summer if the nation’s first-ever religious charter school should open in Oklahoma. tulsaworld.com/news/state-r... #oklaed

NEW FRIDAY: New concerns revealed about Tulsa 911 center service, including critical care delays caused by lengthy dispatch times, first responders being sent to wrong addresses and inadequate training of fire dispatchers. tulsaworld.com/news/local/g...

State Superintendent Ryan Walters has proposed a $4.1 billion annual budget for fiscal year 2026, including a $3 million request for Bibles in classrooms. #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...

Sapulpa football coach Jerry Bailey and assistant coach Paul Reagor went missing Jan. 22, 1976. The coaches — one dead, one alive — were located the next day.

Only man charged in disappearance of 16yo Welch girls in ‘99 freed from prison after 2.5 years. Now, one victim’s mother has retired to prepare for visits to the OK State Capitol in support of Lauria and Ashley’s Law "so another family doesn’t have to go through this.” tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...

Family awaiting kidney transplant struggling to keep roof over heads | Project Santa tulsaworld.com/projectsanta...

NEW FRIDAY: Tulsa superintendent to parents afraid of Ryan Walters' desire for immigration status checks on kids: "We see you, we love you, and there is a place for you and your children here." #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

What can lawmakers do about Ryan Walters’ claim public schools need rid of “woke” liberal indoctrinators? Rep. Mark Tedford told him to focus on academic outcomes rather than social agenda but “there’s only so much of that advice that he’ll be willing to take.” #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

The Salvation Army has put out an urgent call for help from the community because lagging donations have 1,000 Tulsa-area children at risk of going without a Christmas gift this year. tulsaworld.com/news/local/s...

Some Broken Arrow school board members expressed serious reservations Monday night after hearing about the greatest challenges posed by possible move to a 4-day school week. tulsaworld.com/news/local/e... #oklaed

Devin Fletcher gets 30-month sentence in Tulsa schools fraud #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

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District leaders @UnionSchools are weighing how to relocate some 6th/7th Grade Center students for needed facility updates in near future, including possibility of closing and repurposing one elementary school permanently. #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...