Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin's re-election campaign says she's working with Republican State Superintendent candidate Joy Hofmeister to work out an educational agenda for the state.
The state's educational system has been somewhat chaotic in the past couple of years, with a number of issues grabbing headlines and prompting sometimes bitter political debate.
Among them:
- 3rd grade reading tests that students had to pass to move to the 4th grade (recently changed by the legislature)
- Common Core curriculum (also scuttled by lawmakers)
- Problems with a computer-based statewide testing system (the state has fired the vendor)
- Low teacher pay, coupled with high turnover
- A battle for more funding for primary education
- An A-F report card system used by the state to grade schools