Michelle in the News

Michelle said she enjoys being able to work with students and families in the city and school district she, her parents, grandparents, and great grandparents all grew up in.

“I feel frustrated, angry, disappointed, and sad. These legislators have the power to improve the lives of millions of Oklahomans. Instead, they are leveraging hate and fear to bully a small population of marginalized and at-risk people and limit their rights.”

"These rules will change this [privacy] because the rule requires schools and districts to make private student and family information available to every district staff member from custodians and bus drivers to district administration in order for school staff to police student identities and contact families. "

“The state of Oklahoma has to do its part to address the structural issues that are at the root of the learning gap,” McCane said. “What good is tutoring going to do if kids don’t have a safe home environment?” 

“In many cases, those challenges are our students’ first introduction to a specific title. In many cases, if someone has a problem with a book, they’re going to want to read it, see why it’s a ‘problem’ and why they may be kept from some amazing literature.”

"We have to really take this seriously, and there’s a lot of complex things to consider and there are a lot of moving parts to a school. So, it’s not just as simple as, 'We’ll have the kids wash their hands and stay far apart and put masks on, and everybody will be safe," Stevenson [McCane] said.

Hip-hop, rap and videography might not fit the mold of traditional high school music and arts. But thanks to a librarian’s belief in an implausible dream, at Tulsa’s McLain High School for Science and Technology these courses dance alongside offerings like band and choir.

Tulsa Classroom Teachers Association surveyed its membership and other staff Thursday and found that the 900-plus teachers who participated were overwhelmingly in favor of the walkout

“I wanted to make sure that I could let representatives know that regardless of what was decided by the OEA or TCTA regardless of the organizational part, I’m still here,” McCane said.