June 15, 2009-- The Tulsa World reports the graduation rate for most Oklahoma students is slightly higher than the national average, according to the Diplomas Count 2009 study by Education Week magazine.
The study, conducted during the 2005-06 school year, puts the overall graduation rate for Oklahoma at 70.6% and the national average at 69.2%.
Oklahoma is also outpacing the national average for increases in student graduation rates over the last decade, with the state’s rate growing at 3.6% between 1996 and 2006 versus the national rate at 2.8%, according to the World.
June 11, 2009 – The Tulsa World reports Oklahoma’s clean-energy industry added jobs over a 10-year period according to a recent Pew Charitable Trusts study.
Oklahoma’s mix of clean-energy businesses, including wind and geothermal efforts, grew by 6.8% from 1998-2007, reports the World. Oklahoma employs nearly 5,500 people in jobs supporting renewable power sources.
Venture capitalists have poured more than $5 million into Oklahoma clean-energy projects over the past three years. These projects included wind, geothermal and biofuels.
