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The Weather Service has been hit by staffing cuts, too. According to an AP analysis, almost half of all National Weather Service forecast offices nationwide have a 20 percent vacancy rate. That's double the rate from four years ago. And the Union for the National Weather Service workers says for the first time in decades, not all forecast offices have 24-7 staffing.

The Weather Service has been hit by staffing cuts, too. According to an AP analysis, almost half of all National Weather Service forecast offices nationwide have a 20 percent vacancy rate. That's double the rate from four years ago. And the Union for the National Weather Service workers says for the first time in decades, not all forecast offices have 24-7 staffing.

The Weather Service has been hit by staffing cuts, too. According to an AP analysis, almost half of all National Weather Service forecast offices nationwide have a 20 percent vacancy rate. That's double the rate from four years ago. And the Union for the National Weather Service workers says for the first time in decades, not all forecast offices have 24-7 staffing.

We saw some of these effects in Kentucky over the weekend. A local weather office that serves the eastern part of the state, which saw the highest number of fatalities, had lost employees to federal cuts. They had no meteorologists left working overnight. And USA Today reports that the office had to scramble to call in workers to help fill the gaps.

We saw some of these effects in Kentucky over the weekend. A local weather office that serves the eastern part of the state, which saw the highest number of fatalities, had lost employees to federal cuts. They had no meteorologists left working overnight. And USA Today reports that the office had to scramble to call in workers to help fill the gaps.

We saw some of these effects in Kentucky over the weekend. A local weather office that serves the eastern part of the state, which saw the highest number of fatalities, had lost employees to federal cuts. They had no meteorologists left working overnight. And USA Today reports that the office had to scramble to call in workers to help fill the gaps.

Kentucky's Democratic Governor Andy Beshear said that while he was worried about the cuts more broadly, he didn't see any evidence that they impacted the agency's response.

Kentucky's Democratic Governor Andy Beshear said that while he was worried about the cuts more broadly, he didn't see any evidence that they impacted the agency's response.

Kentucky's Democratic Governor Andy Beshear said that while he was worried about the cuts more broadly, he didn't see any evidence that they impacted the agency's response.

Earlier this month, five former National Weather Service leaders published an open letter warning about the potential for needless loss of life if forecasting offices aren't fully staffed. Proposed budget cuts to NOAA have led a number of Republican lawmakers from high-risk states like Oklahoma and Louisiana to speak out and encourage the administration to change course.

Earlier this month, five former National Weather Service leaders published an open letter warning about the potential for needless loss of life if forecasting offices aren't fully staffed. Proposed budget cuts to NOAA have led a number of Republican lawmakers from high-risk states like Oklahoma and Louisiana to speak out and encourage the administration to change course.

Earlier this month, five former National Weather Service leaders published an open letter warning about the potential for needless loss of life if forecasting offices aren't fully staffed. Proposed budget cuts to NOAA have led a number of Republican lawmakers from high-risk states like Oklahoma and Louisiana to speak out and encourage the administration to change course.

All this as Atlantic hurricane season is just around the corner. It starts on June 1st, and forecasters are predicting it'll be quite active right from the start. Now to Oklahoma, where beginning next school year, high school U.S. history teachers will cover topics like the Revolutionary War, the Civil Rights Movement.

All this as Atlantic hurricane season is just around the corner. It starts on June 1st, and forecasters are predicting it'll be quite active right from the start. Now to Oklahoma, where beginning next school year, high school U.S. history teachers will cover topics like the Revolutionary War, the Civil Rights Movement.

All this as Atlantic hurricane season is just around the corner. It starts on June 1st, and forecasters are predicting it'll be quite active right from the start. Now to Oklahoma, where beginning next school year, high school U.S. history teachers will cover topics like the Revolutionary War, the Civil Rights Movement.

But the state's new academic standards will also require educators to have students, quote, identify discrepancies in the 2020 presidential election results or else risk losing their teaching certificate. That is, despite the fact that claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election have been credibly and repeatedly proven false. Beth Wallace is an education reporter with State Impact Oklahoma.

But the state's new academic standards will also require educators to have students, quote, identify discrepancies in the 2020 presidential election results or else risk losing their teaching certificate. That is, despite the fact that claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election have been credibly and repeatedly proven false. Beth Wallace is an education reporter with State Impact Oklahoma.

But the state's new academic standards will also require educators to have students, quote, identify discrepancies in the 2020 presidential election results or else risk losing their teaching certificate. That is, despite the fact that claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election have been credibly and repeatedly proven false. Beth Wallace is an education reporter with State Impact Oklahoma.

She told us what these new standards, which apply to K-12 public schools, require.

She told us what these new standards, which apply to K-12 public schools, require.