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Oklahoma lawmakers planning interim studies to look into college graduation rates Share Updated: 2:41 PM CDT Aug 4, 2021 Share Updated: 2:41 PM CDT Aug 4, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript Representative john Eccles taking a closer look at higher education here in our state, It's a fact finding interim study. You have a goal you want to accomplish, which is higher graduation rates. So you want to bring as many people into a public setting with expertise as possible to get the best ideas you can. So talk about some of the things you hope to find out with this stud...

Leaders across the state are closely monitoring the spike in COVID-19 cases in Eastern Oklahoma. That includes Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt. He spoke with KOCO 5 today about the spread of the Delta variant near Tulsa and whether he’s concerned for those in Central Oklahoma who are unvaccinated.We asked whether he thinks it’s only a matter of time before the OKC area sees some of the same problems as the Tulsa area.“One should presume that. That we'll start to see the variant start to circulate more in Oklahoma City among the unvaccinated,” Holt said. “I will say this -- I don...

Education board member explains why she voted against emergency rules for teaching race, sex Share Updated: 6:20 PM CDT Jul 14, 2021 Share Updated: 6:20 PM CDT Jul 14, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript JASON: TELL US WHY YOU VOTED NO. CARLISHA: I AM NOT IN ALIGNMTEN WI TTHHE LEGISLATION AND DO BELIEVE THAT ALTHOUGH THERE ARE CERTAIN PRINCIPLES WITHIN THIS BILL THAT SPEAK TO TREATING ALL STUDENTS EQUALLY, IT ALSO PLACES A LOT OF FEAR IN EDUCATORS IN TALKING ABOUT THE TRUTH ABOUT HISTORY IN OUR COUNTRY. JASON: WHO WROTE THESE RULES? WERE YOU CONSULTED? WERE TEACHER...

OSU engineering professor looks at questions surrounding partial collapse of Florida condo Share Updated: 10:18 PM CDT Jun 30, 2021 Share Updated: 10:18 PM CDT Jun 30, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript JASON HACKETT SPOKE TO AN EXPERT. AS WE DEATH TOLL CLIMBS IN SURFSIDE, FLORIDA. IT’S THE QUESTION. EVERYONE IS ASKING TODAY. HOW DID THIS HAPPEN WHAT COULD SOME OF THE FACTORS BE HERE THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS, YOU KNOW SOME OF THE THINGS WE WE ZERO IN OIS WHEN THE BUILDING WAS DESIGNED WHEN IT WAS BUILT DR. NORBED A LOT IS AN ENGINEERING PROFESSOR AT O...