Tulsa honors three educators with Doctor Laverne Ford Wimberly Black Educator Excellence Awards; mayor outlines education goals The Greater Tulsa African American Affairs Commission presented the Doctor Laverne Ford Wimberly Black Educator Excellence Awards to three local teachers. Mayor Nichols used the ceremony to highlight city education priorities, including a Children’s Cabinet and a goal to put 15,000 additional children on a pathway to economic mobility.

Mayor Nichols honored three exceptional educators at the Doctor Laverne Ford Wimberly Awards, emphasizing a bold vision to uplift 15,000 children toward economic success.

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Teach For America and My Brother's Keeper tackle literacy crisis for Tulsa's boys of color Tulsa's literacy crisis reveals only 26% of third graders read at grade level, raising concerns.

Only 26% of third graders in Tulsa are reading at grade level, sparking urgent calls for community action to bridge the alarming literacy gap.

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