Letters to the Editor
Brandy Becerra
Regarding Clifton Adcock’s story “Radical retooling” (News, Jan. 19, Oklahoma Gazette): As a parent, I sat back frustrated from the sidelines.

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Ryan Querbach
Teach For America, a national nonprofit that focuses on improving education for low-income students, has wrapped up its first year operating in Oklahoma City.

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Susannah Waite
Students will soon have more options outside the classroom as the Oklahoma City Public Schools launch virtual school.

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Clifton Adcock
The public trust overseeing the MAPS for Kids project approved a contract Aug. 13 to purchase the land for the future MAPS downtown elementary school.

Letters to the Editor
David Goin
I was disappointed in the content of an article appearing in the Oct. 17 Oklahoma Gazette (News, “Degrading the grade”). I am particularly concerned about a quotation attributed to me (“it’s just about too much to ask”) followed by words that are a misrepresentation of my position and expectations for the academic growth of students.

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Rachael Cervenka
Barbara Gonzales was eager to teach in urban schools, but the Moore native realized she was only vaguely aware of the diverse challenges she’d face in that environment. That’s why the elementary education major at the University of Central Oklahoma decided to forgo the traditional student-teaching route and opt instead for UCO’s Urban Teacher Preparation Academy, or UTPA.