Articles
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Higher Education
BIPOC+ and LGBTQ: Oklahoma higher ed is hiring
Oklahoma’s higher education system has its own diversity-bloat problem.Mike Brake | December 13, 2021
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Education
Deace says time is now to act on school choice
Steve Deace, a longtime conservative political activist and nationally prominent talk show host, says now is the time for policymakers to increase school choice opportunities in Oklahoma.Ray Carter | December 13, 2021
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Good Government
Oklahoma’s pandemic response earns high marks
Governments’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic varied greatly from state to state. What sorts of consequences did governmental actions have?Curtis Shelton | December 10, 2021
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Education
NEA/OEA admits anti-CRT law does not ban teaching history
When lawmakers passed House Bill 1775, which bans public schools from teaching certain concepts broadly associated with Critical Race Theory, critics claimed the law makes it illegal to educate children about some of history’s darker racial chapters.Ray Carter | December 9, 2021
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Education
Court finds Edmond school quarantine policy ‘irrational’
Oklahoma County District Court Judge Don Andrews has enjoined Edmond Public Schools from enforcing its COVID-19 quarantine policy, which requires unvaccinated students to be quarantined after potential exposure even when students do not test positive for the virus.Ray Carter | December 7, 2021
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Culture & the Family
Stitt: Oklahoma will continue ‘winning’ vaccine-mandate fight
During a press conference, Gov. Kevin Stitt and Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor said the state will continue pushing back against federal overreach and also vowed to stand up for Oklahomans whose religious freedoms are infringed upon by private businesses’ vaccine mandates.Ray Carter | December 7, 2021
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Education
Cherokee chief mocks Oklahoma’s anti-CRT efforts
In a recent online post, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr., mocked efforts to keep Critical Race Theory out of Oklahoma classrooms.Ray Carter | December 7, 2021
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Education
Child harm from COVID shutdowns evident in suicide data
COVID and associated shutdowns have fueled a dramatic increase in suicidal thoughts and attempts among Oklahoma children, officials told lawmakers, and the repercussions are now leading to multi-million-dollar requests for new spending on treatment services.Ray Carter | December 3, 2021
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Budget & Tax
Oklahoma’s income tax, by the numbers
In 2012 Oklahoma’s top personal income-tax rate was 5.5 percent. After two rate cuts of a quarter of a percentage point, Oklahoma’s top income tax rate was 5 percent in 2021.Curtis Shelton | December 3, 2021
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Higher Education
OU’s lobbying pays off for school, not student rights
OU’s courtroom victory may lead state lawmakers to revisit the issue.Ray Carter | December 2, 2021