PRATT CREATIVE

Aug 20

"You can’t go around saying Maine ought to visit Mississippi to learn how to teach reading. It’s insulting. You could ruin a cocktail party. After all, Maine has Kennebunkport. Mississippi has Biloxi." "But that’s exactly what should happen. Below are the reading scores for these two states over ti...Read more

"You can’t go around saying Maine ought to visit Mississippi to learn how to teach reading. It’s insulting. You could ruin a cocktail party. After all, Maine has Kennebunkport. Mississippi has Biloxi." "But that’s exactly what should happen. Below are the reading scores for these two states over time. For context, 10 points on the NAEP is approximately the equivalent of one grade level. In 2002, students in Mississippi were two years behind students in Maine. Today, they are about a year ahead." https://www.thefp.com/p/mississippi-cant-possibly-have-good

Aug 19

https://schoolreportcards.ok.gov/download-data/ Naturally, I've been checking the Oklahoma School Report Cards site regularly looking for 2025 state test scores (and 2024 revised). Though I don't really expect them this month, I went there looking for the administrative costs data that our superint...Read more

https://schoolreportcards.ok.gov/download-data/ Naturally, I've been checking the Oklahoma School Report Cards site regularly looking for 2025 state test scores (and 2024 revised). Though I don't really expect them this month, I went there looking for the administrative costs data that our superintendent likes to talk about since I could not find it on the main website. ... Still didn't find it but downloaded all these spreadsheets again - six of which quantify the A-F CALCULATIONS used for the state's report cards by school in detail plus three that provide the CONTEXT (from the federal and public perspectives) of those calculations. 👉 Basically, it's a TREASURE TROVE OF OKLAHOMA EDUCATION DATA that's required by the feds to be updated annually (last year it was in Nov.). There's also a "Download Data" button at the bottom of each page here: https://oklaschools.com.

Aug 19

But the test, the first of its kind in the nation to come from PragerU, comes as Oklahoma is facing a teacher shortage and drawing backlash for falling to near the bottom of public education system rankings in popular assessments. John Waldron, the Oklahoma Democratic Party chairman and a former so...Read more

But the test, the first of its kind in the nation to come from PragerU, comes as Oklahoma is facing a teacher shortage and drawing backlash for falling to near the bottom of public education system rankings in popular assessments. John Waldron, the Oklahoma Democratic Party chairman and a former social studies teacher, told CNN, “You don’t sign up to teach schools because you hate America, that’s not who’s teaching in our classrooms.” He characterized the assessment as a “loyalty test” from “an unaccredited agency,” saying that it felt like “an insult to our profession” to have to take it. https://www.cnn.com/politics/prageru-oklahoma-woke-teacher-test

Aug 19

In other #Oklahoma news, this seems like a big deal! 🎉 "As announced by Centrica, under the agreement, Devon Energy will supply 50,000 (MMBtu) per day of natural gas over a 10‑year term starting in 2028. This is equivalent to five LNG cargoes per year. ... This sale and purchase agreement support...Read more

In other #Oklahoma news, this seems like a big deal! 🎉 "As announced by Centrica, under the agreement, Devon Energy will supply 50,000 (MMBtu) per day of natural gas over a 10‑year term starting in 2028. This is equivalent to five LNG cargoes per year. ... This sale and purchase agreement supports Centrica’s objective of managing market price risk in its LNG portfolio by aligning feed gas pricing with European gas prices whilst providing Devon Energy with international price exposure." https://www.okenergytoday.com/2025/08/devon-to-supply-natural-gas-to-british-firm-in-10-year-deal/

Aug 18

He also said the superintendent has openly lied to the people of Oklahoma about already having approval for the new testing plan under the U.S. Department of Education. Instead, Pugh said the USDE pushed back against Walters' request saying he hadn't followed the proper steps to get a waiver for sta...Read more

He also said the superintendent has openly lied to the people of Oklahoma about already having approval for the new testing plan under the U.S. Department of Education. Instead, Pugh said the USDE pushed back against Walters' request saying he hadn't followed the proper steps to get a waiver for state testing. "The U.S. Department of Education came out and said none of this is true. There's no waiver that's been granted. It's very premature. In fact, I've done some research and there are only a handful of states that have actually been given the opportunity to pilot this, where they got an ESSA waiver from the U.S. Department of Education." https://www.fox23.com/news/senate-education-leader-says-supt-walters-proposals-will-not-take-effect-this-school-year/article_422fe3c8-ac1d-4334-b94f-47dc14fbac08.html