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Oklahoma School for the Blind

Muskogee Offers a Variety of Educational Options

Muskogee is bustling with educational opportunities. Primary, secondary and higher education facilities give everyone from the incoming kindergartner to the working adult options to suit all their educational needs. The Muskogee Area Educational Consortium, made up of education representatives from all sectors of Muskogee County, was created to provide greater benefits to students. Included in the consortium are Muskogee Public Schools, Northeastern State University, Bacone College,... Read More »
Muskogee High School in Muskogee, OK

Muskogee School Wins National Character Award

Muskogee High School deserves a gold star for becoming the first school in Oklahoma to receive the National School of Character Award from the Character Education Partnership.CEP is a Washington, D.C.-based organization that backs effective character education in our nation's schools. Five years ago, Muskogee High had several problems related to overall student behavior, and the 2011 award celebrates the school's significant turnaround and great strides made. CEP officials say faculty and... Read More »
Northeastern State University

The Muskogee Area Educational Consortium Offers Students Great Benefits

Working together as the Muskogee Area Educational Consortium, education representatives from all sectors of Muskogee County have built strong partnerships to offer students greater benefits. The group has become a key gathering place for everyone from early childhood educators through graduate school administrators. “We are unique,” says Sue Godwin, the group’s co-founder and institutional services coordinator at Indian Capital Technology Center. “We are the only one we’re aware of in the state... Read More »
Connors State College

Muskogee Colleges, Tech. Center Prepare Workforce

When it comes to workforce development, Muskogee means business. Residents of the city have a wealth of choices to train for and advance their careers. At Connors State College, experience meets intuition in an innovative program that helps residents succeed in economically difficult times. Connors State now has ESP, which in this case means Education Stimulus Program. Starting in May 2009, qualifying residents who have lost their jobs may take up to nine hours of classes tuition-free to help... Read More »