Articles
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Budget & Tax, Education
The Bogus Budget: Money for schools
Can a government agency be so important that it must not be questioned or held to account? Of course, that would be absurd. It would guarantee waste, or worse.Trent England | May 9, 2017
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Education
Okmulgee Public School teachers drop OEA, elect new representative
On May 2 the certified teachers of Okmulgee Public Schools elected Professional Okmulgee Educators to serve as their new bargaining representative over the local affiliate of the Oklahoma Education Association (OEA).Jay Chilton | May 8, 2017
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Education
CEO identified in Hofmeister complaint was PAC contributor
Bill Cameron is the CEO of the American Fidelity Corporation and its subsidiary, American Fidelity Assurance. The company was identified, but not charged, in the criminal case against state Superintendent Joy Hofmeister.Jay Chilton | May 1, 2017
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Education, Law & Principles
Individual donors to Hofmeister’s 2018 campaign decline to fund legal defense
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister has been charged with five felony counts of conspiracy, collusion, and related campaign crimes allegedly committed during her 2014 run for office. In response to the expected cost associated with her defense, Hofmeister has formed a special function committee to help cover those expenses.Jay Chilton | May 1, 2017
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Education
Hofmeister legal defense fund files first report with Ethics Commission
The special function committee formed to accept donations for the purpose of paying for the legal defense of state Superintendent Joy Hofmeister has filed its first report to the Oklahoma Ethics Commission.Jay Chilton | May 1, 2017
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Education
Linked to Hofmeister fraud charges, American Fidelity continues political action
Among the political candidate, campaign consultants, and political groups mentioned in the prosecutor's affidavit against Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister and four others, one name stands out.Jay Chilton | April 28, 2017
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Education
By a margin of 5 to 1, Oklahomans say teachers should be allowed to vote on unions
“Getting public policy right in the area of education includes respecting teachers and freeing them from the shackles of old, outmoded systems,” OCPA president Jonathan Small wrote in The Journal Record on March 10.Brandon Dutcher | April 21, 2017
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Education
A teacher-recruitment tool for school administrators
We have all heard the assertion from K-12 public school representatives that there is a teacher shortage and that teachers are leaving for jobs in other states.Steve Anderson | April 12, 2017
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Education
10 things you’ll learn with our education finance data tool
It’s not surprising that the education finance data tool is one of the most popular destinations on the OCPA website.Steve Anderson | April 6, 2017
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Education
Keep education–and choice–in the states
The election of Donald Trump as president and the confirmation of longtime school choice leader Betsy DeVos as education secretary are ushering in a major debate about using the federal government to promote school choice.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | April 1, 2017