Articles
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Good Government
Poll shows Oklahomans approve of Stitt, not Biden
A newly released poll of registered Oklahoma voters shows a majority approve of Gov. Kevin Stitt, while a supermajority disapprove of President Joe Biden.Ray Carter | December 23, 2021
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Culture & the Family
Oklahoma population growth outpaces nation
Newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows population growth in Oklahoma outpaced most of the nation from July 2020 to July 2021, driven primarily by an influx of people moving to Oklahoma from other states.Ray Carter | December 22, 2021
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Culture & the Family
Oklahoma business officials told to stress racial issues in workplace
Business leaders should publicly focus on racial issues in the workplace, or they risk being viewed as opponents of racial progress, a speaker at a recent program sponsored by Paycom told attendees.Ray Carter | December 22, 2021
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Education
As others exit, OSSBA maintains NSBA ties
A majority of state school boards associations have publicly distanced themselves from the National School Boards Association after the national group compared parents to terrorists, and 17 state associations have withdrawn from the NSBA.Ray Carter | December 21, 2021
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Budget & Tax
Big-spending agencies on naughty list again
Oklahoma state agencies seem to believe they’re on Santa’s “nice” list: they have requested an additional $815 million in funding for fiscal year 2023. This includes $660 million in appropriated funds.Curtis Shelton | December 21, 2021
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Higher Education
Venables hire a model for other jobs
Venables’ hiring suggests that a process divorced from “diversity” mania and anti-Christian prejudice can produce good results.Jonathan Small | December 21, 2021
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Higher Education
Oklahoma professors oppose ‘woke’ math effort
Professors and professionals across the country, including some in Oklahoma, have urged K-12 schools to preserve higher-level math courses, which are now under attack because some racial minorities are underrepresented.Ray Carter | December 20, 2021
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Higher Education, Law & Principles
‘Land acknowledgement statements’ abound, but some say reparations needed
Virtue-signaling Oklahoma universities are awash in ahistorical “land acknowledgement statements.” But some activists say performative gestures are not enough: It’s time to give the land back, or at least provide free tuition for Native Americans.J.E. McReynolds | December 20, 2021
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Education
One-time education funds creating long-term spending demand?
As the state spends federal COVID-bailout funding, officials at the Oklahoma State Department of Education have used millions of those one-time dollars to create new, potentially long-term jobs within the state’s education system.Ray Carter | December 17, 2021
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Education
School choice expansion clears state board
Expansion and preservation of school-choice opportunities in Oklahoma won strong approval from members of the State Board of Education at this month’s meeting.Ray Carter | December 17, 2021