| All schools across America strive for
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| | Oklahoma Schools. More than 200,000
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| excellence, which is reflected through
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| | computers are available for students'
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| various regional, state, or national
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| | use, at a rate of one computer for every
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| awards. Being recognized as an excellent
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| | three students. Ninety-nine percent of
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| place of learning can help schools in
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| | Oklahoma Schools classrooms have internet
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| numerous ways. Some awards give the
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| | access. A majority of this progress in
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| recipients a cash bonus, while others
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| | technology comes from the federal E-Rate
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| give an endorsement of excellence.
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| | program, local bond issues and grants,
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| Oklahoma City Public Schools are no
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| | and upgrades for schools and libraries in
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| exception. Recognized for numerous,
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| | high poverty areas. Oklahoma Schools not
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| innovative programs, and admirable
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| | only added technology to the classrooms,
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| improvement, Oklahoma Schools enjoy a
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| | but have also integrated standards
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| high status within the 50 states.
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| | defining basic skills of technology into
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| Improved in reading and math, advances in
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| | its core curriculum for Pre-K through
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| technology, and being named a Blue Ribbon
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| | 12th grade, known as the Priority
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| School are all examples of these
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| | Academic Student Skills (PASS). Students
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| recognitions. One of the highest national
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| | must learn the operation of a computer,
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| honors an Oklahoma School (or any other
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| | application of software as a tool,
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| school in the nation, for that matter),
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| | problem-solving skills,
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| can receive is being named a Blue Ribbon
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| | telecommunications skills and ethical and
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| School. The Blue Ribbon honors schools
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| | legal issues in using technology.
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| that have closed achievement gaps and
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| | Oklahoma Schools have shown improved
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| where students are excelling at high
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| | performance in reading and math at all
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| levels. For the 2006 - 2007 school year,
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| | levels between 2002 and 2006. Achievement
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| several Oklahoma Schools have been
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| | gaps between different ethnic groups have
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| recognized by the U.S. Department of
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| | narrowed between 2002 and 2006 in reading
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| Education. More than 50 schools in the
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| | at all grade levels tested. The biggest
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| state have been honored since this
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| | improvements were seen in elementary
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| program began in 1982. Six Oklahoma
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| | math, but reading scores have also
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| Schools were honored for the school year.
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| | increased. In the Technology Counts 2007
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| Four elementary schools and two middle
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| | report released March 29, Oklahoma
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| schools received the honor. The number of
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| | Schools earned an overall B- compared to
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| K-12 schools, public or private, that
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| | the national average of a C+. The state's
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| each state can nominate depends on that
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| | schools scored an A- in the use of
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| state's population. 60 percent of schools
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| | technology for student standards,
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| nominated each year for the Blue Ribbon
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| | establishing a virtual school and
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| status are recognized by the federal
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| | offering computer-based testing. Oklahoma
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| government. All six of the nominated
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| | Schools, as well as the other schools
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| Oklahoma Schools won the recognition.
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| | throughout the nation were surveyed to
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| These Oklahoma Schools are recognized
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| | measure the status of K-12 educational
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| because they have met criteria in two
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| | technology; developments over the past
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| areas. These requirements are:
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| | ten years are also considered.
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| improvements made by low-income students,
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| | Patricia Hawke is a staff writer for
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| and schools that have scored in the top
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| | Schools K-12, providing free, in-depth
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| 10% on the state's standardized tests.
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| | reports on all U.S. public and private
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| Advances in technology have been made in
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| | K-12 schools.
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