Articles
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Education
Per-pupil public-school funds exceed private-school tuition
Based on a review of 87 private schools in Oklahoma, available data shows most private schools charge tuition rates far below the per-pupil spending that occurs in public schools, and many private-school students are not scions of generational wealth.Ray Carter | March 15, 2023
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Education
Oklahoma private schools—tuition and ACT scores
The following list of private schools in Oklahoma contains current-year reported tuition figures and publicly reported ACT averages where applicable and available.Ray Carter | March 15, 2023
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Law & Principles
Support for driver's license bill makes sense
Americans should be angry about the failures of politicians in Washington, D.C., but at the same time, we should enact workable public policies at the state level like HB2114 and SB669, which would create a way for people who file taxes but are illegal aliens to receive an Oklahoma drivers license.Jonathan Small, Trent England & Ryan Haynie | March 14, 2023
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Education, Law & Principles
Senate votes to reform state scholarship program
Members of the Oklahoma Senate have voted to streamline the process for children to qualify for the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities (LNH) program and to also expand the program to homeless children.Ray Carter | March 13, 2023
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Education, Law & Principles
Effort to prevent union coercion advances
Oklahoma schools would be required to make certain, on an annual basis, that teacher employees want to continue having union dues withheld from their paychecks under legislation approved by the Oklahoma Senate.Ray Carter | March 13, 2023
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Higher Education, Culture & the Family
Pokes going woke? OSU policies are concerning
In a complaint filed in U.S. District Court, civil-rights organization Speech First argued that OSU’s harassment, computer, and bias-incidents policies violate students’ First and Fourteenth Amendment rights.Jonathan Small | March 10, 2023
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Law & Principles
Black lawmakers say nondiscrimination measure is racist
In an Oklahoma state Capitol press conference, a group of black Democratic lawmakers derided as racist a law that prohibits teaching that members of one race are “inherently superior” to another race.Ray Carter | March 9, 2023
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma state lawmaker censured for harboring fugitive at Capitol
By an overwhelming margin, members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives have voted to censure state Rep. Mauree Turner for harboring a fugitive who was involved in an assault on a Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper.Ray Carter | March 7, 2023
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Education, Culture & the Family
Oklahoma Senate restricts pornographic materials in school libraries
Oklahoma school libraries would be required to restrict children’s access to materials based on the age-appropriateness of materials, following public outcry after numerous reports of sexually graphic and pornographic materials in many schools, under legislation approved by the Oklahoma Senate.Ray Carter | March 7, 2023
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Education
With educational rigor and reform, Oklahoma can be a national leader
Oklahoma's lieutenant governor spends a lot of time talking to existing businesses in our state and companies looking to relocate to Oklahoma. If policymakers will embrace rigor and reform (including parental choice), he believes Oklahoma can become a national leader.Lieutenant Governor Matt Pinnell | March 2, 2023