Articles
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Education
School choice and segregation
If you want to make sure schools are segregated, the quickest and easiest way to do it is to force families into schools based on their ZIP codes.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | July 12, 2017
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Education
Oklahoma education spending continues to rise
The idea that public schools in the United States in 2017 are being starved of what they need to fulfill their task, given the history of public education funding, is more than a stretch.Byron Schlomach, Ph.D. | July 10, 2017
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Education
Districts happy with four-day week, school officials say
Nearly 100 Oklahoma public school districts use a cumulative-hours-based schedule, allowing them to employ a four-day instructional week.Jay Chilton | June 22, 2017
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Budget & Tax, Education
Bartlesville School Board looks out for taxpayers
Though some of our friends on the left may grumble about private firms profiting from public schools, the school board is to be commended for this wise stewardship of resources.Brandon Dutcher | June 21, 2017
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Education
In many districts moving to four-day week, superintendent pay has increased
To reduce spending, nearly 100 Oklahoma school districts have adopted four-day-a-week schedules.Jay Chilton | June 15, 2017
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Budget & Tax, Education
Does school choice expand the welfare state?
Congratulations, Oklahoma! By pursuing school choice, you did the impossible—you turned some big-government progressives into radical libertarians.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | June 1, 2017
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Education
By a margin of 5 to 1, Oklahomans say let teachers vote on unions
What do Oklahomans think of letting teachers vote on unions?Brandon Dutcher | June 1, 2017
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Budget & Tax, Education
Will the IRS give us educational freedom?
As more people in Washington, D.C. have come to see that there are good reasons not to enact a national school voucher program, attention is turning to another proposal for federal school choice.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | May 15, 2017
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Education
Oklahoma politicians shouldn’t penalize parents
Parents, not government officials, have the moral right to raise their children according to their consciences. That, in a nutshell, is why school choice is so important.Brandon Dutcher | May 15, 2017
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Budget & Tax, Education
Stroud Public Schools not waiting for legislature to raise teacher pay
Teacher pay raises have been a hotly debated issue for several years at the Oklahoma state Capitol, with multiple legislators proposing various methods for funding the increase.Jay Chilton | May 15, 2017