Articles
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Education
Diversity and community on campus
As students arrive back at college this fall, the state of community on campus has been a hot topic all summer. It’s usually framed as a tradeoff between student rights to free speech and the solidarity of the community. In fact, giving students back their rights is the only hope to get real community back as well.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | September 14, 2017
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Education
Dangerous distractions
Approximately 54 percent of OKCPS African-Americans currently attend a failing school. Approximately 42 percent of OKCPS Hispanic students currently attend a failing school.Jonathan Small | September 1, 2017
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Budget & Tax, Education
Surplus funds at Statewide Virtual Charter School Board discussed
Possible uses for $2.7 million in surplus funds are under consideration by the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board.Jay Chilton | August 21, 2017
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Education
Voters want school choice
Fully 65 percent of Oklahomans – nearly two in three – support using tax dollars to allow parents to choose the education that works best for their children.Jonathan Small | August 18, 2017
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Budget & Tax, Education
Oklahomans want school choices, want tax dollars to follow the child
Nearly two in three Oklahoma voters support using tax dollars to choose the public or private school which best meets their child’s needs.Brandon Dutcher | August 15, 2017
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Education
Christians and public schools: Babylon, Exodus, or Pentecost?
Parents should evaluate local schools, public and private, and select the one that aligns best with their views and goals.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | August 10, 2017
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Education
Oklahoma school districts pay $18,500 to hear private-school educator
Hats off to McAlester Public Schools for realizing that no one education sector—be it public, private, or home—has all the answers.Brandon Dutcher | August 10, 2017
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Education, Law & Principles
Prior to preliminary hearing, DA drops Hofmeister charges, for now
Oklahoma’s superintendent of public instruction is at least temporarily free of a prosecution threat and can focus instead on her 2018 reelection campaign.Jay Chilton | August 9, 2017
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Education
Federal after-school program has ‘nothing to show for it,' Russell says
A multi-million-dollar federal education program, the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) grants program, has “nothing to show for it,” U.S. Rep. Steve Russell says.Jay Chilton | July 17, 2017
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Education
Comparing Oklahoma school districts to surrounding states
Amidst discussion of funding for public education, an important point is often overlooked: the sheer number of school districts within Oklahoma and the administrative costs that accompany them.Hallie Milner | July 17, 2017