Articles
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Education
Edmond Public Schools to appeal judge’s ruling
Edmond Public Schools plans to appeal a judge’s order that prevents the district from quarantining healthy children as part of its response to COVID-19, even though the judge found that quarantine policy was “irrational,” provided “no benefit” in reducing COVID spread, and imposed “tremendous harm” on students.Ray Carter | January 6, 2022
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Education
OSSBA offers schools lesson that bashes racial equality
A digital resources library offered to Oklahoma schools by the Oklahoma State School Boards Association (OSSBA) includes a “Racial Equity and Justice Initiative Challenge to Change Series” for students as young as pre-K that denounces the concept of racial equality and suggests only white individuals can be racist.Ray Carter | January 5, 2022
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Law & Principles
McGirt harming Oklahoma nationally
Some tribal leaders argue the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma, which found a reservation was never disestablished in Oklahoma and that state officials therefore cannot prosecute many crimes involving American Indian victims or criminals, is a boon to the state.Jonathan Small | January 5, 2022
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Education
Seven reasons to let parents choose
Access to a good education is something that every Oklahoma student should enjoy, not just a select few.Brandon Dutcher | January 5, 2022
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Education
Gramsci, not grammar: Even the teaching of English has gone woke
The education and professional development of Oklahoma’s English teachers have been corrupted by radical politics.David Randall, Ph.D. | January 5, 2022
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Law & Principles
Judges among those criticizing McGirt ruling
Since the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma, which effectively declared that nearly half of Oklahoma consisted of Indian reservations, Gov. Kevin Stitt and Attorney General John O’Connor have been among the most high-profile critics of that decision.Ray Carter | January 4, 2022
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Education
We can share this country: School choice in a divided America
It’s time to live and let live: Put parents back in charge through school choice.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | January 4, 2022
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Culture & the Family
Oklahoma news you can use
By now it’s well known: voters—especially conservatives—don’t trust the media.Jonathan Small | December 30, 2021
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Higher Education
Still time for OU to change course
The top priority at OU is establishing a politically correct culture of so-called diversity.Jonathan Small | December 27, 2021
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Budget & Tax
Illinois exodus provides lessons for Oklahoma
States with business-friendly climates, particularly states without a state income tax, have seen robust population growth.Curtis Shelton | December 23, 2021