By APRIL MARCISZEWSKI Langston University President JoAnn Haysbert said she hopes that her school's new sponsorship of the charter Deborah Brown Community School will result in students who never doubt that they will go to college.

By Star Parker Scripps Howard News Service Two recent studies show the complexity in assessing educational progress in our nation.

By Tulsa World, Okla. Jan. 17--Friday Student leaders forum: cf,hel 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., OSU-Tulsa, North Campus, 700 N. Greenwood Ave., with Ahmad Daniels, an educator on diversity, race relations and African-American history, for students in grades 10 through 12.

By NORA FROESCHLE Lawmakers and charter school officials question the district's motive.

By Nora Froeschle, Tulsa World, Okla. Dec. 20--Two Oklahoma legislators say Tulsa Public Schools' planned lawsuit over the state's charter school law reveals the district's dislike for charter schools, not its concerns that the law violates the state's constitution.