In an Aug. 16 vote, the City of Enid city commissioners voted 5-2 to approve funding for after-school programs in the city. The $250,000 allocated is being split between four
Thanks to collaborative and innovative community partnerships, Tulsa, Oklahoma’s The Opportunity Project has been mitigating the risk of mental health crises for Tulsa students for more than a year TULSA,
Partnerships between school districts and community organizations continue to play an invaluable role in supporting students and families who are disproportionately impacted by the pandemic and school closures. Here, we
After-school programs offer hands-on learning experiences that help students develop interest and gain crucial skills in STEM learning. The recently released America After 3PM special report, “STEM Learning in Afterschool
Summer is the time of the year where students, teachers and parents alike take a much needed break from the stress of the school year. The problem is, it seems
Tulsa administrators were able to use the conditions created by the pandemic to develop and expand out-of-school time and community partnerships to address unfinished learning. The district operates under a
With a strong foundation of and commitment to partnership, Tulsa Public Schools and The Opportunity Project saw this summer as a key opportunity to make a significant down-payment to their
Summer school is the first stop in trying to get back to normal for many students this year. With federal relief funds in hand and more students signed up than
This July, over 11,000 students in Tulsa, Oklahoma — about a third of the district’s total enrollment — have returned to academic buildings for fun-filled programming that explodes the typical
The terror of the Tulsa Race Massacre is a tragedy that for too long has gone untold,” said Caroline Shaw, Executive Director of The Opportunity Project. “But it is also
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