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Tulsa-based education and investigative reporter at Oklahoma Watch

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Andrea Eger’s Biography

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Andrea Eger has worked at the Tulsa World in Tulsa, Okla., since 1999, primarily covering education at the local level from 2000-2009 and expanding into education-related state policy matters beginning in 2010. Since 2015, she has also taken on special projects about high-profile murder cases and investigated a shocking series of unnatural deaths in state-run nursing homes for veterans. All along, she has covered the many criminal cases that arise in public school settings and pitched in on bre…

Andrea Eger’s Journalist Portfolio

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Epic Charter Schools investigation

Epic Charter Schools investigation

Since February 2019, when I broke the story that Oklahoma's juggernaut virtual charter school system is under…

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Missing Welch girls investigation

Missing Welch girls investigation

The disappearance of two teen girls from the scene of a double homicide in Welch stands as one of Oklahoma's …

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'Horrific' veteran deaths covered up in Oklahoma state-run nursing home, insiders say

'Horrific' veteran deaths covered up in Oklahoma state-run nursing home, insiders say

Allegations of multiple deaths caused by negligence and of poor administration at Talihina vets center may be…

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Khalid Jabara's family sits down for first in-depth interview, sharing new details of his life an...

Khalid Jabara's family sits down for first in-depth interview, sharing new details of his life an...

In their first sit-down interview, Kahlid Jabara's surviving family members said that is what they want the w…

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Memory eternal: Khalid Jabara mourned in traditional Orthodox funeral

Memory eternal: Khalid Jabara mourned in traditional Orthodox funeral

Family and friends recall Khalid Jabara as a devoted family man. Posted: Friday, August 19, 2016 12:00 am | K…

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Teacher reluctantly leaving Tulsa for Texas: 'It's not just salary ... it's about respect'

Teacher reluctantly leaving Tulsa for Texas: 'It's not just salary ... it's about respect'

LeAnna Snyder decided to split up her family and move alone to Texas, where a suburban Dallas school is payin…

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The quiet supporters of Inola's aluminum smelter are running the school district and career tech center

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By Andrea Eger 
| KGOU Radio (Oklahoma City, OK)
Business and Economy Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Judd Slivka / Oklahoma Watch Members of a standing-room-only crowd file into the Inola Town Council meeting on June 8, 2026, to listen to arguments about a proposed smelter. The desire to boost school budgets and the local economy are in direct conflict with some residents’ environmental concerns in the small town of Inola, as a plan to erect a $4 billion aluminum processing plant looms.
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The Quiet Supporters of Inola’s Aluminum Smelter Are Running the School District and Career Tech Center

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By Andrea Eger , Ted Streuli 
| Oklahoma Watch
Supporters of a proposal to build a $4 billion aluminum plant at the Port of Inola aren’t packing town hall meetings. They aren’t cheering on the attorney general’s lawsuit to try to block the development. They aren’t booing Gov. Kevin Stitt’s calls to reduce America’s reliance on foreign metal. They’re quietly running the local school district and nearby Career Tech center.
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Frontlines of fighting literacy rates

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By Andrea Eger 
| El Reno Tribune
Reading reforms meant to duplicate the Mississippi Miracle are now up to elementary schools to implement The Oklahoma Legislature wants a dramatic turnaround in student literacy rates to rival the so-called Mississippi Miracle.Now, every teacher of kindergarten through... Premium Content is available to subscribers only. Please login here to access content or go here to purchase a subscription.
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Awards

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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2002 - Investigative reporting by an individual

First place

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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2004 - Education reporting

First place

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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2008 - Investigative reporting by an individual

First place

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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2008 - Education reporting

First place

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Great Plains Journalism Awards

2008 - Education reporting

First place

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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2013 - Investigative reporting by an individual

First place

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Inland Press Association

2014 - Explanatory Reporting -- Newspaper 100,000+ Circulation

Second place

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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2014 - Investigative Reporting by an Individual, first place

An investigation that found a top-ranking local school administrator had falsified her resume exposed serious holes in educator credential checks at both the local and state levels. That work ultimately resulted in permanent changes in the way Tulsa Public Schools and the Oklahoma State Department of Education handle teacher and administrator licensing.

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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2015 - Education Reporting

First place

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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2017 - General News Reporting

First place, with fellow Tulsa World reporter Barbara Hoberock, on breaking a story about the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs' handling of a non-natural death of a nursing home patient who died in a state home while his body was infested with maggots. This story prompted a major Tulsa World investigation of other non-natural deaths in state-run nursing homes for veterans.

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Education Writers Association

2017 - Beat reporting

First runner-up for this national contest for education beat reporting at a General News Outlet (Print or Online), medium-sized staff.

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Inland Press Association

2016 - Explanatory reporting

Honorable mention. Circulation 50,000 to 99,999.

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Inland Press Association

2017 - Community Leadership Award

First place, with side bar by Tulsa World colleague Curtis Killman. This award "was created to encourage newspapers to use their resources of news coverage, editorial support and staff involvement to make their communities better places in which to live and work." (All circulations categories combined)

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Inland Press Association

2017 - Investigative reporting

First place, with side bar by Tulsa World colleague Curtis Killman. Circulation 50,000 to 99,999.

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Investigative Reporters and Editors Award

2017 - PRINT/ONLINE — Division IV

Finalist. Judges’ comments: The investigation of deaths and rape at a local veterans nursing home hit all the right notes: true outrage, an attempt to keep deaths quiet and exposure of neglect.

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BH Media Group Oracle Awards

2018 - Bristol Investigative Journalism Award

The Bristol award presented to Eger is intended to recognize “an outstanding investigative journalist (or team) who uses in-depth reporting and powerful storytelling to shed light on unknown problems and help identify solutions.” Among Eger’s projects that helped win her the honor were ones exposing the shoddy care going on at the state’s veterans centers and a rape investigation and scandal involving Bixby High School football players.

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Inland Press Association

2019 - Investigative Journalism

First place, with colleague Curtis Killman, for reporting on questionable practices and law enforcement investigations into the largest operator of virtual charter schools in Oklahoma.

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Great Plains Journalism Awards

2019 - News Package

First place, Tulsa World Staff, for in-depth coverage of and follow-up investigative reporting after a break in one of Oklahoma’s most notorious cold cases. Judges' comments: "(Reporters) Andrea Eger and Tim Stanley weave a page-turning narrative that respects what Ashley Freeman and Lauria Bible and their families went through. They respectfully recall the lives the girls lived, chillingly profile the suspects and unsparingly ask why investigators dismissed tips and blew off people who were trying to help.”

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Inland Press Association

2019 - Community Leadership and Explanatory Journalism

First place in both categories, Tulsa World staff, for "Breaking the Cycle" an eight-day series on Adverse Childhood Experiences. Oklahoma leads the nation in childhood trauma. We delved into how this affects our state and what can we do about it.

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