Improving Student Outcomes

For too long, Tulsa's education system has grappled with disparities that leave many of our children behind, particularly those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Tulsa’s education equality score is of 48 out of 100, and thousands of Tulsa kids are in families facing eviction, homelessness and generational poverty. These issues are impacting attendance rates driving outcomes in Tulsa including our reading proficiency gap and low math proficiency among 8th graders.

To make progress, we will launch the City’s first Office of Children, Youth, and Families. This office will serve as a dedicated function of government specifically designed to meet the needs in our community.

Major Goals

• Use a cradle-to-career approach that puts Tulsa families on a path to economic mobility at an early age
• Ensure access to high-quality childcare and early childhood education
• Support well-functioning school boards and local control of public schools
• Invest in the best educators
• Increase housing stability for students
• Improve mental health outcomes for children and families