ALVA, Oklahoma, Jan. 29 -- Northwestern Oklahoma State University issued the following news release: Fifteen Northwestern Oklahoma State University senior social work majors started their spring semester entering practicum agencies in Northwest Oklahoma to complete 420 contact hours, demonstrate 31 practice behaviors and master the program's nine core competencies as outlined by the Council on Social Work Education. "The signature pedagogy of the social work program is the field experience com  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Jan. 28 -- The Oklahoma Department of Education issued the following news release: The number of students in public schools in Oklahoma continues to rise steadily, as indicated by the newest enrollment numbers released by the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE). Collected Oct. 1, the annual student count shows that 698,586 students were enrolled in Pre-K through 12th grade for the 2018-19 school year, a half-percent increase over the previous school year. Th  more