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ORU project helps class put best feet forward with shoes for Iraqi kids 1 hr ago | Add a comment TULSA — A class of graduate students studying business at Oral Roberts University turned 500 pairs of shoes into nearly 4,000 in just a week. Students, faculty and staff members donated...

Edmond middle school celebrates Blue Ribbon 1 hr ago | Add a comment EDMOND — Principal Susie Shinnerer knows she has a tough job ahead. Cheyenne Middle School had an assembly Monday to commemorate it becoming a National Blue Ribbon School. Shinnerer, who...

Potential Sooners visit to get a feel for OU life 6 hr ago | Add a comment NORMAN — Nearly 3,000 people swarmed the University of Oklahoma campus for Sooner Saturday, OU’s biggest day for welcoming prospective students and their families to the campus....

Scholarship is formed in memory of Edmond student 6 hr ago | Add a comment EDMOND — University of Central Oklahoma staff member Tim Tillman and his wife, Cathy, recently established a scholarship in the UCO College of Liberal Arts to honor Nathaniel Martinez, a...

Edmond students’ passion for science shines 6 hr ago | Add a comment EDMOND — Students from five Edmond elementary schools gathered at Edmond Santa Fe High School to indulge in their passions for science. Students from Angie Debo, Charles Haskell, Sunset,...

Two Edmond schools report gang graffiti damage 12 hr ago | Add a comment EDMOND — Vandals painted gang graffiti on Memorial High School and Sequoyah Middle School, Edmond police reported Monday. Both incidents of vandalism were reported to police Saturday. The...

Driving awareness classes set in Norman 12 hr ago | Add a comment NORMAN — Moore Norman Technology Center is hosting youth driver awareness classes called Alive at 25. The classes are for drivers age 15 to 24. They are taught by Oklahoma Highway Patrol...

Moore Norman Technology Center to seek bids for renovation projects 12 hr ago | Add a comment With design plans nearing completion, Moore Norman Technology Center now will solicit bids for a $15 million building and renovation project at Franklin Road Campus. Board members voted at their...

Student missing from Tulsa elementary school found 18 hr ago | Add a comment A student at Lindbergh Elementary has walked away from the school and is missing. James Pearsall, who is believed to be 7 years old, was last seen wearing a gray polo shirt and khaki pants....

Children may watch more TV than intended Yesterday | Add a comment SEATTLE — Parents who thought their preschoolers were spending time in home-based day cares, taking naps, eating healthy snacks and learning to play nicely with others may be surprised to...

Students drop enthusiasm in study abroad programs Sat, Nov 21, 2009 | Add a comment PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Economic reality and money problems may be cooling the enthusiasm of U.S. college students to study abroad, just two years after students’ interest in foreign study...

Atheist student meetings grow on college campuses Sat, Nov 21, 2009 | Add a comment AMES, Iowa — The sign sits propped on a wooden chair, inviting all comers: "Ask an Atheist.” Whenever a student gets within a few feet, Anastasia Bodnar waves and smiles, trying to...

Connors, Northeastern announce partnership Sat, Nov 21, 2009 | Add a comment MUSKOGEE — Connors State College and Northeastern State University will combine their operations at the NSU-Muskogee campus, officials announced. The two schools have agreed to share the NSU...

Jail price, vaccines, teeth make metro news Sat, Nov 21, 2009 | Add a comment Here’s a recap of the week in metro news. • Crime. A man with big, fake front teeth robs a bank Monday in Warr Acres. He apparently doesn’t own a ski mask. • Sports. Doctors...

Cuts may impact Edmond teacher positions Sat, Nov 21, 2009 | Add a comment EDMOND — If funding cuts get any steeper, the Edmond School District will have to let go of teachers next year, Edmond school officials said this week. Superintendent David Goin said the...

Moore Norman technology school seeks bids for renovation Sat, Nov 21, 2009 | Add a comment With design plans nearing completion, Moore Norman Technology Center now will solicit bids for a $15 million building and renovation project at its Franklin Road Campus. Board members voted at...

Education chief touts Oklahoma system Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Add a comment U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan recognized the state of Oklahoma’s efforts to provide quality early childhood education during a speech to the National Association for the Education...

Norman North students take ride on ‘Carousel’ Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Add a comment NORMAN — Norman North High School students are taking audiences on a "Carousel” of emotions during their fall musical production. Preparing for the show has been an emotional...

OU students find places in the world Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Add a comment NORMAN — A new University of Oklahoma academic program this week turned geocache — finding geographic coordinates by using a Global Positioning System — into geocash. Freshman...

13 to vie for Miss Asian UCO Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Add a comment EDMOND — Thirteen contestants will compete for the title Miss Asian UCO 2010 at 7 p.m. today in UCO’s Constitution Hall in the Nigh University Center. "The Miss Asian UCO...