The Oklahoma Education Journal spans the boundaries of research, policy, and practice. In Relevant Evidence articles, the journal spotlights empirical studies performed in Oklahoma while Research Review pieces offer unbiased syntheses of national research on education issues affecting Oklahoma’s schools. Each issue includes profiles of state leaders that explore innovative programs and approaches to school leadership in the state. In Point-Counterpoint features, contributors present well-reasoned arguments on opposing sides of a policy debate. Additionally, journal contributors produce legal analyses, book reviews, dissertation research, professional learning initiatives, and updates on state education news, events, and resources.
Oklahoma’s Strong Readers Act will go into effect at the start of the 2025-26 school year. Rooted in the science of reading, the new law mandates literacy instruction emphasizing phonics, vocabulary development, and comprehension. In this article, reading scholars Sonia Cabell and C.J. Espittia describe what the science of reading is and how it can inform early literacy instruction in Oklahoma.
Nearly 900 districts in the United States had a shortened four-day school week in 2023. But what are the effects of this growing trend? Emily Morton reports on her empirical research from Oklahoma.
Summer learning programs have become one of the most popular recovery strategies for school districts in response to massive academic disruptions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this article, Megan Kuhbfeld reviews research on the effects of summer learning programs.
