Articles
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Education
Private placements benefit high-needs students
Mike Brake | February 5, 2018
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Budget & Tax, Education
Going backward on education transparency
Putting a veil around total education expenses is a step backward in the debate over total state spending. An honest debate on public education funding calls for more transparency, not less.Curtis Shelton | February 2, 2018
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Education
Give school districts flexibility to raise teacher pay
Oklahoma’s education system is enjoying near-record revenues. Unfortunately, as OCPA’s education data tool makes clear, too much of the money is cordoned off in silos.Brandon Dutcher | January 30, 2018
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Education
Create scholarships for children of incarcerated parents
Building on the the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarship Program for Children with Disabilities success—and with an eye toward breaking the intergenerational cycle of incarceration—lawmakers in 2018 should create a new program providing scholarships for the children of incarcerated parents.Brandon Dutcher | January 30, 2018
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Education
Let teachers vote on unions
Helping teachers and students succeed is a goal we all share, a goal that matters most for Oklahoma’s most vulnerable young people. Getting public policy right in the area of education includes respecting teachers and freeing them from the shackles of old, outmoded systems.Jonathan Small | January 29, 2018
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Education
Expand parental choice in education
Oklahoma has two private-school choice programs which are benefiting students. In 2018, policymakers should expand them and enact new ones.Brandon Dutcher | January 29, 2018
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Education
Relax school regulations
In Oklahoma and across the nation, we’ve been trying to improve education by tightening regulations on schools. The irony is that better educational results actually come from giving more freedom and responsibility to schools, principals, and parents—which means relaxing central control.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | January 29, 2018
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Education
School serves children of incarcerated parents
What challenges do children with parents in prison face? Ask Robin Khoury, founder and director of Little Light Christian School in Oklahoma City:Mike Brake | January 29, 2018
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Education
Teachers cite dues, ideology for OEA membership slide
The Oklahoma Education Association (OEA), the state’s largest teachers union, lost 5.7 percent of its active members last year and has lost nearly 20 percent over the last 5 years, according to National Education Association (NEA) financial reports compiled by labor union researcher Mike Antonucci.Jay Chilton | January 16, 2018
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Education
Poll shows more than OEA will tell
Does a new poll commissioned by Oklahoma’s largest teachers union show that Oklahomans want their taxes raised? From the press release, op-ed, and media coverage, you might think so. Except that the poll itself says just about the opposite.Trent England | January 15, 2018