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Main Street discusses upcoming events | News
21+ hour, 5+ min ago (106+ words) A poster shows upcoming events at Main Street Enid, 106 N. Independence. This storefront display sits in the Main Street Enid office, 106 N. Independence." Main Street Enid board members discussed planned upcoming events, such as the Painted Sky Fest arts and music festival…...
State board approves social studies standards
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (181+ words) Enidnews. com State Superintendent Lindel Fields leads a meeting of the Oklahoma State Board of Education in Oklahoma City. OKLAHOMA CITY " After a year of controversy and upheaval, a more neutral set of academic standards for social studies instruction will…...
State leaders eager for new social studies standards
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (534+ words) Enidnews. com Sharon Morgan is chair of the State Textbook Committee. OKLAHOMA CITY " State lawmakers and education officials say they're eager for a retry on Oklahoma's academic standards for social studies after last-minute changes last year caused significant controversy and…...
Controversial content removed from social studies standards
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (195+ words) No references to Jesus, claims of "discrepancies" in 2020 elections nor disputed allegations about the origin of COVID-19 were included in a new draft of academic standards for social studies courses in Oklahoma public schools. Oklahoma's newly proposed academic standards for…...
EDITORIAL: Court ruling puts end to controversial social studies standards
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (175+ words) Controversial new social studies standards are now dead and buried. The Oklahoma Supreme Court closed the book on the standards, ruling Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, that they were unenforceable because the. .. Controversial new social studies standards are now dead and buried. The…...
Court permanently overturns social studies standards
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (153+ words) Controversial academic standards for social studies are unenforceable because Oklahoma's top school board violated state open meeting laws when approving them, the state Supreme Court decided Tuesday. Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Noma Gurich (left) sits with Vice Chief Justice Dana…...
No Kings rally held in Enid Saturday
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (130+ words) Patrons participate in a "No Kings" gathering at Champlin Park, Garriott and Van Buren, in Enid Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. ENID, Okla. " Light rain did not dampen the spirit at the No Kings gathering at Champlin Park on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. An enthusiastic…...