Articles
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Education
Choice is good
The idea behind school choice is simple: Parents, not government officials, have the right and the responsibility to direct their children’s upbringing. Political leaders have a duty to secure that right.Jonathan Small | January 24, 2019
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Education
Just how big (or small) are Oklahoma class sizes?
The state’s student-teacher ratio is 18 to 1, but some schools report much larger class sizes. In part, this is because districts have prioritized hiring non-teachers over teachers.Jonathan Small & Mike Brake | January 10, 2019
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Education
Former Bixby superintendent now draws $100K annually
A school superintendent who resigned after his home was the scene of at least two sexual assaults received $167,028 for a year in which he did no work and now draws $99,678 annually.Mike Brake | January 3, 2019
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Education
School districts spent millions on travel
During the 2017-18 school year, while teachers were marching on the state Capitol and some school districts were cutting back to four-day weeks, Oklahoma’s two largest districts spent nearly $2.5 million on travel to various conferences and other trips.Mike Brake | December 20, 2018
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Education
Positive Tomorrows poised to help more homeless students
With a new building, help from a school-choice program, and a “high-structure, high-love” philosophy, Oklahoma’s only school for homeless children is set to transform even more lives.Staci Elder Hensley | December 17, 2018
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Education
Moms tipped governor’s race
Why did 100,000 African-American women in Florida vote for Trump-backed Republican Ron DeSantis over Andrew Gillum, a Democrat vying to become the state’s first African-American governor?Jonathan Small | November 30, 2018
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Education
From suffering to success: School choice provides a pathway to healing
After enduring years of bullying in his local public school, Seth Sutherlin found relief via two of Oklahoma’s school-choice options.Staci Elder Hensley | October 19, 2018
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Education
Oklahoma schools find creative ways to expand learning
Officials from a range of traditional public schools, public charter schools, and private schools briefed state lawmakers on some of their innovative educational approaches during an interim study on Sept. 11 in the Senate Education Committee.Staci Elder Hensley | October 15, 2018
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Education
Median income vs. teacher pay
According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median teacher salary for secondary teachers in Oklahoma was $40,090 in 2017. This was $6,460 more than the median personal income for all Oklahomans in 2017. Nationwide, secondary teachers had a median pay of $59,170 compared to $51,100 for those with a similar level of education in 2017.Curtis Shelton | October 1, 2018
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Education
Teacher unions echo far left
There are still echoes from last spring’s Oklahoma teacher walkout, not all of them welcome.Jonathan Small | September 28, 2018