Oklahoma Districts Cope With Wide Scale Student Poverty

The Oklahoman (2/26) reports on the efforts that Oklahoma district officials take to offset devastating poverty in impoverished districts, noting that according to the paper's analysis, "schools with higher letter grades tend to have lower poverty rates, and vice versa. But Ryal is one of the school districts bucking the trend." Despite high poverty levels, "technology, personalized learning and dedicated teachers are part of Superintendent Scot Trower's plan."