The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2016

Sumner Hill Junior High, now the district’s ninth-grade school, used to be a majority-black school before the district incorporated it into its zone. By all of our kids being together, they’re all held to the same standards,” said Beth Raney, president of the Parent Teacher Organization at Sumner Hill Junior High.

Junior High 75

Junior High Civics K-12 Economics 75

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

At some high schools, more than half of the classes were taught by uncertified teachers, including nearly 70 percent of courses at West Bolivar High School in Rosedale, and 61 percent at Heidelberg Junior High School in Heidelberg. Neither made it to the House floor for a full debate; both died in committee.

Charter School 104

Charter School Economics Middle School Public School 104

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Tulsa Public Schools Superintendent Deborah Gist presents a Golden Apple Award to Dr. Abraham Kamara at Memorial Junior High School. She made it as an eighth-grader at Tulsa’s Nimitz Junior High School for a project researching career options. Amadou Diallo for The Hechinger Report.

Charter School 105

Charter School Junior High Political Science Elementary School 105