Articles
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Education
Public-school ‘advocate’ says schools should be more ‘woke’
The administrator of a Facebook group whose supposed goal is to “unite all educators, parents, and advocates for education” has declared Oklahoma schools need to be more “woke,” attacked parents concerned about graphic portrayals of rape and incest in school library materials as “extremists,” repeatedly declared conservatives are racist, and more.Ray Carter | March 21, 2022
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Education
Teachers object to anti-CRT law
In recent public comments, self-identified educators from across Oklahoma have vocally objected to a new law that bans teaching certain concepts broadly associated with Critical Race Theory.Ray Carter | March 17, 2022
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Education
Lankford fights for school choice
In comments made this week, U.S. Sen. James Lankford urged his colleagues to approve a resolution that “recognizes the necessity of school choice as a tool to empower all parents with the freedom to choose the best educational environment for their children.”Ray Carter | March 17, 2022
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Higher Education
‘Diversity’ ideology spreads to engineering, atmospheric sciences, energy
Oklahoma’s universities are thickening their “diversity” bureaucracies as fast as they can.David Randall, Ph.D. | March 17, 2022
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Education
Stillwater transgender policy shows need for school choice
Parents in the Stillwater school district report that students have been allowed to select bathroom facilities based not on their biological gender, but on the identity the student professes that day—even though the district has single-occupant bathrooms for gender-nonconforming students.Ray Carter | March 16, 2022
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Law & Principles
McGirt decision defunding courts, public safety
The U.S. Supreme Court’s McGirt v. Oklahoma decision, which created jurisdictional chaos in Oklahoma by effectively declaring that most of eastern Oklahoma remains Indian reservations, is indirectly defunding court systems and public-safety entities throughout much of the state, according to the Senate’s top budget official.Ray Carter | March 15, 2022
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Education
Parent access to child library records granted under bill
Parents would have an undisputed right to access their child’s school library records under legislation approved by the Oklahoma House of Representatives.Ray Carter | March 15, 2022
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Education
'Opt-in' policies a response to graphic school material?
The inclusion of content many parents view as inappropriate and/or intrusive in school surveys and other materials is leading some officials to suggest schools should have to receive parental permission in advance.Ray Carter | March 14, 2022
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Education
Concerns about Hofmeister politicization, competence arise
Recent financial estimates produced by Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) are leading a top lawmaker to question whether the agency has become politicized under the leadership of State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister.Ray Carter | March 11, 2022
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Education
Oklahoma school-choice bill gets national endorsements
A major effort to expand school choice opportunity is not only receiving widespread attention and support in Oklahoma, but also nationwide support as major conservative leaders have now endorsed the bill.Ray Carter | March 10, 2022