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Dedicated to public education, school board members across the state are committed to providing every opportunity possible to students in their community.

Candidate races are set for a seat on the McAlester City Council and for school board seats in four public schools in Pittsburg County — although the elections will be

More candidates have filed for public offices in Pittsburg County, with several races shaping up among candidates.

Construction is underway on a new middle school and event center in McAlester.

Now its seven in a row.

A policy change aligns McAlester schools with guidance from the state health department.

McAlester Public Schools officials made adjustments to the districts mask policy. School board members voted to approve a policy change that would remove the district’s mask mandate — depending on the Oklahoma State Department of Health’s weekly COVID-19 risk level map. OSDH’s weekly map determines each county’s risk level. Counties in the green risk phase have fewer than 1.43 daily new cases per 100,000 population, while yellow risk phase indicates between 1.43 and ...

Close McAlester Public Schools plans to build a new middle schools and event center through a $34 million bond proposition. editors pick featured By Adrian OHanlon III Editor Apr 22, 2021 5 hrs ago McAlester Public Schools plans to build a new middle schools and event center through a $34 million bond proposition. Action taken Thursday was another step forward in McAlester’s $34.9 million bond initiative for a new middle school and event center. McA...