Teachers filled the rotunda of the Oklahoma Capitol for nine days in April 2018.
Photo by Emily Wendler, StateImpact Oklahoma
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Reporting on teacher shortages and pay with a local and national focus |
Schools nationwide have more teacher vacancies than qualified applicants to fill them. StateImpact Oklahoma education reporter Beth Wallis shared her story about participating in the teachers' walkout and protests at the state Capitol five years ago. To the national audience this week, Beth reported on the pro-teacher legislation now under consideration in Oklahoma – listen for the audio version on Weekend Edition Sunday, April 30, airing from 8 - 10 a.m. on KGOU.
NPR's Education Desk is reporting from several other states facing teacher shortages, in a series from NPR Correspondent Cory Turner. He recently visited school districts in Jackson, Miss., and San Antonio, Texas, and reported on innovative ways they are finding to train, hire and recruit new teachers.
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Spring Fundraising Update: Matching Monday success! |
KGOU's spring on-air fundraiser brought in 60 new supporters and 49 new sustaining (monthly) contributors, with a total of 257 individual donations. Over the course of the week, more than $53,000 was pledged – thank you!
Matching Monday was a great success, with 83 contributions toward Leslie and Cliff Hudson's generous offer to match them. Our contributors to the member matching fund and a challenge from Andrew and Diana Frost also furthered KGOU's financial goals for this spring fundraiser. A big 'thank you' to everyone who participated! And of course it's not too late to be included:
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KGOU Readers Club: Cherokee Civil Warrior
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For the Cherokee Nation, the Civil War was more than a contest between the Union and the Confederacy. It was yet another battle in the larger struggle against multiple white governments for land and tribal sovereignty. Published by the University of Oklahoma Press, Cherokee Civil Warrior, by W. Dale Weeks, tells the story of Chief John Ross as he led the tribe in this struggle. Join KGOU's Logan Layden for a conversation with the author Sunday, April 30 at 12 p.m.
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Tonya Mosley joins Fresh Air as co-host
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Award-winning public media journalist Tonya Mosley has been named co-host of Fresh Air with Terry Gross, produced by WHYY in Philadelphia and distributed by NPR. Terry Gross will continue as executive producer and host, but Mosley will contribute interviews (as she has since 2021) and occasionally host the show. Mosley is a correspondent and former host of Here & Now, the midday newsmagazine from NPR and WBUR. Next month, Terry will interview Tonya, giving listeners a more extensive introduction as only Fresh Air can.
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NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest prepares to crown a winner |
Nearly 6,000 musicians submitted entries to this year's Tiny Desk Contest, NPR Music's annual search for the next great undiscovered artist. Before this year's winner is announced in May, the Contest judges are sharing their favorite entries in the annual Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf live stream series. Get the scoop on which entries Bob Boilen, Bobby Carter and the NPR Music team liked the most, and leave your own comments on YouTube.
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Congratulations to Our Winners
In our last issue we gave away tickets to OU Theatre's production of Marie Antoinette to our winner Sarah. We also gave away CDs of the OKC Philharmonic performing a composition commemorating the Murrah building bombing; our winners were Suzanne, David, Becky, Karl, Jo Ann, Stephen, Kent, Debbie, and Marie. Congratulations!
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