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Tulsa Mayoral candidate, OK State Representative Monroe Nichols speaks at Protect TPS press conference.

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Oklahom should be Dubai. Once the wealthiest place on the face of the Earth, we instead focused our energy on exclusion. That tendency repeated, repeated, repeated is now down to its lowest denominator as the state now proposes to begin gobbling up its own institutions.

Listen to Oklahama State Representative Monroe Nichols as he addresses the audience at a Protect TPS press confrence. Click on the highlighted portion at right to hear Tulsa area residents speak on the State of Oklahoma's bid to take over Tulsa's public schools.

The Fight for TPS

Are we Republicans, Democrats or Americans?

Tulsa Public Schools finds itself in a battle to survive this week not just because the State of Oklahoma wants to wrestle control from local school systems, following, as announced by its leadership, the playbook for education in Florida...there are dozens, probably a century of reasons Tulsa's education oversight is in peril now.

But, "now" is the key word.

20 Tulsa area residents, parents, students, teachers, community members spoke at the final TPS Board of Education meeting before the State Board holds its referendum on the system's accreditation and, perhaps, as well, the future of TPS Superintendent, Tulsa Memorial graduate, Dr. Deborah Gist.

Walter's War on Tulsa leads to questions of jurisdiction... possibly winning a battle, but losing the state.

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Request to Speak

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After stalemating on a first round of candidates for the open District 2 Tulsa Public Schools Board seat, round 2 to discuss certain individuals who have applied for appointment to the board of education to fill the board election district two vacancy, as authorized by itle 25, Sections 307(B)(1) and 307(B)(7) and Title 70, Section 5-118, of the Oklahoma Statutes will take place in an Executive session before Monday's Board meeting, March 20, 2023.

To date, the Board of Education has received applications from, has completed interviews with, and is still considering the following individuals: Weslie Alexander, Paul Hall, Diamond Marshall, Kevin Pearson, Jasmine Stewart, and KanDee Washington. As well as, Rob Allwinece, .Jennifer Campbell and