Articles
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Education
Sec. Walters tells textbook companies to obey CRT ban
Oklahoma Secretary of Education Ryan Walters has informed school-textbook publishers that the content of their educational materials must comply with Oklahoma law that bans the teaching of certain tenets broadly associated with Critical Race Theory.Ray Carter | May 12, 2022
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Higher Education, Good Government
AG O’Connor fights for colorblind college admissions
Attorney General John O’Connor has filed a brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to declare that race-based college admissions are unconstitutional, noting colleges that employ race-based admissions are nonetheless actively discriminating against minorities.Ray Carter | May 11, 2022
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Education
Deer Creek schools hire pro-CRT group
The Deer Creek school district has hired the Oklahoma Center for Community and Justice to provide up to 13 workshops whose objectives include a focus on “diversity, inclusion, implicit bias, and inclusive leadership.”Ray Carter | May 10, 2022
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma House struggles to advance reforms
In recent weeks, the Republican leadership of the Oklahoma House of Representatives has struggled to advance even modest reforms, in sharp contrast with the Republican-controlled Oklahoma Senate.Ray Carter | May 6, 2022
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Criminal Justice, Law & Principles
Expungement reform signed into law
Legislation that simplifies the process of expunging the criminal record of certain individuals has been signed into law.Ray Carter | May 5, 2022
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Law & Principles
Stitt Administration investigating dubious uses of education funds
State documents show Gov. Kevin Stitt’s administration is poised to sue a vendor for alleged failure to abide by its contract, thereby potentially allowing several hundred thousand dollars in alleged misspending to occur.Ray Carter | May 4, 2022
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Budget & Tax, Education
School spending surge brings complaints, not improvement
Education spending and teacher pay are up dramatically, but so far Oklahomans are simply paying more for less.Ray Carter | May 4, 2022
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Law & Principles
Amid publicity, Moore vote on election integrity shifts
State Rep. Anthony Moore recently voted for legislation that would require a voter-fraud investigation when 10 or more people appear to be voting from one house—despite having previously voted against an almost identical bill that he decried as a waste of prosecutors’ time and “unconstitutional.”Ray Carter | May 3, 2022
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Law & Principles
Legal reform almost killed by GOP defectors
Legislation that would cap contingency fees paid to private law firms by state government narrowly passed the Oklahoma House of Representatives due to some Republican lawmakers joining Democrats in opposition.Ray Carter | April 29, 2022
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Education, Good Government
School bathroom bill clears House
Oklahoma public schools will no longer be allowed to force female students to share public bathrooms with male students under legislation that received broad approval in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.Ray Carter | April 29, 2022