Articles
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Education
Student career-preparedness measure gets narrow approval
Legislation that would require public schools to provide remediation to students who do not meet college-readiness benchmarks has cleared a state House subcommittee by a relatively narrow margin.Ray Carter | February 21, 2022
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Education
Oklahoma open-transfer law benefiting few students
An analysis of Oklahoma’s open-transfer law finds that school districts’ vacancy rate is small, especially in coveted suburban areas. Moreover, many districts are flouting the law’s transparency requirement.Ray Carter | February 18, 2022
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Criminal Justice
Oklahoma expungement measure advances
Legislation that would automatically expunge the criminal record of low-level offenders who have served their time, increasing the likelihood they are able to obtain future employment, has passed unanimously out of a state House committee.Ray Carter | February 18, 2022
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Law & Principles
Voter ID could be placed in state constitution
Oklahomans could place voter ID requirements into the state constitution under a measure that has won committee approval in the state Senate.Ray Carter | February 16, 2022
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Criminal Justice
Sentencing reform advances, but lawmakers wary
Legislation to address disparities in Oklahoma’s sentencing laws, and indirectly lower the incarceration rate, has advanced from a state Senate committee, but lawmakers expressed concern about the complexity of a broad-based overhaul.Ray Carter | February 16, 2022
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Education
Former Oklahoma House Speaker Shannon endorses school choice
Now a former leader of the Oklahoma House of Representatives is joining them, publicly voicing his support for empowering parents.Ray Carter | February 16, 2022
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Education
Lawmakers approve student rescue from ‘F’ schools
A Senate committee has voted to provide an escape hatch for students currently trapped in public schools that receive F grades on state report cards.Ray Carter | February 15, 2022
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Education
Lawmakers vote to protect teachers from lawsuits
Oklahoma government would pay for insurance policies that protect teachers from frivolous lawsuits under legislation that advanced from committee on a party-line vote.Ray Carter | February 15, 2022
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Education
Parent empowerment bill wins committee approval
Legislation that would empower parents to choose from a greater range of education options for their children has advanced from a state Senate committee.Ray Carter | February 15, 2022
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Education
Driving students away reaps benefit for public schools
Data released by the Oklahoma State School Boards Association indicates that Oklahoma public schools directly or indirectly reap as much as $534 million annually for students they don’t serve.Ray Carter | February 14, 2022