CLAREMORE, Okla.– Rogers State University’s nursing program has been ranked as the top BSN program in the state of Oklahoma for 2027 rankings, according to RegisteredNursing.org.
RSU’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is a four-year degree program, ranked highest in the state with a 95.2% NCLEX test pass rate. The average test pass rate is 80.47 % in Oklahoma, and 86.71% nationally.
Analysis: The Tulsa City Council offers a Hotel Tax Proposition November 3rd that has hotel operators in the suburbs cheering. Apparently Council Clowns are eager to drive business away. If passed, locals and regular visitors will likely transition to the many suburbs. Tulsa hotels and restaurants may suffer if regular customers flee. Even downtown convention properties may see reductions as most convention planners track hotel taxes before they book a city.
Analysis: In Hans Christian Andersen’s famous tale, an emperor parades through town wearing magnificent clothes that do not exist. Everyone can see the truth, but nobody wants to say it. Finally, a child announces the obvious: the emperor has no clothes.
I thought about that story while listening to Tulsa Public Schools explain why it must close 17 schools, displace nearly 5,000 students, and reorganize much of the district.
Analysis: Seventeen Tulsa Public Schools. That’s how many schools the Tulsa Public Schools Board voted to close Monday night. Nearly one-quarter of the district’s schools. One out of every four. That’s not a minor administrative adjustment. That’s an institutional earthquake.
I spoke at Monday night’s Board meeting and asked a question that every Tulsa taxpayer, parent, and homeowner ought to be asking: How did this district get into such a colossal mess?
Eastern Oklahoma VA Healthcare System will host a hiring fair Friday, November 6, 2026, to support recruitment for the opening of the James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center in Tulsa. The fair will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the lobby of the Center. Situated downtown in the OSU Academic Medical District alongside the new Oklahoma Psychiatric Care Center and the OSU Medical Center, the James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center will offer a seamless continuity of veteran care not seen before in Oklahoma officials declare.
