The Film Education Institute of Oklahoma (FEIO) has partnered with Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) to develop a film production course for local high school students, SCISSORTAIL STUDIOS.
Oklahoma City Public Schools implemented STEM labs to all its middle schools and two fifth-grade classrooms. Devon Energy and the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation partnered together to bring science, technology, engineering and mathematics to these classrooms.
Join us for the October Chamber Forum for a discussion about the upcoming bond vote proposed by Oklahoma City Public Schools and the impact it will have on the district.
Having an available pipeline of workers is critical to the long-term growth and viability of the state's aviation and aerospace industry. To that end, Norman Public Schools launched the Oklahoma Aviation Academy this fall as a way to expose more high school students from across the state and metro to STEM and to encourage them to consider aviation as a career choice.
Hundreds of middle school students will be in the Oklahoma City Innovation District Sept. 13-15 participating in a variety of STEM-focused activities as a part of the district’s inaugural Innovation Week program.
Greater Oklahoma City Chamber member Bank of America recently gifted $180,000 to fellow member Oklahoma City Public Schools Foundation in support of the OKCPS "High School to Teacher" pipeline program, which allows graduates to pursue a teaching degree for free while working for the district.
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education is offering an all-inclusive access point for resources regarding public higher education services for businesses through their new digital toolkit.
Lt. Governor Matt Pinnell recently announced that Oklahoma is first in the nation for the number of schools approved to teach the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association high school aviation curriculum starting this fall. The 57 school districts across the state that have signed onto the program moved the Sooner State into first place in the United States.
