Articles
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Education
Voters want school choice
Fully 65 percent of Oklahomans – nearly two in three – support using tax dollars to allow parents to choose the education that works best for their children.Jonathan Small | August 18, 2017
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Budget & Tax, Education
Oklahomans want school choices, want tax dollars to follow the child
Nearly two in three Oklahoma voters support using tax dollars to choose the public or private school which best meets their child’s needs.Brandon Dutcher | August 15, 2017
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Education
Christians and public schools: Babylon, Exodus, or Pentecost?
Parents should evaluate local schools, public and private, and select the one that aligns best with their views and goals.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | August 10, 2017
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Education
Oklahoma school districts pay $18,500 to hear private-school educator
Hats off to McAlester Public Schools for realizing that no one education sector—be it public, private, or home—has all the answers.Brandon Dutcher | August 10, 2017
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Education, Law & Principles
Prior to preliminary hearing, DA drops Hofmeister charges, for now
Oklahoma’s superintendent of public instruction is at least temporarily free of a prosecution threat and can focus instead on her 2018 reelection campaign.Jay Chilton | August 9, 2017
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Education
Federal after-school program has ‘nothing to show for it,' Russell says
A multi-million-dollar federal education program, the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) grants program, has “nothing to show for it,” U.S. Rep. Steve Russell says.Jay Chilton | July 17, 2017
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Education
Comparing Oklahoma school districts to surrounding states
Amidst discussion of funding for public education, an important point is often overlooked: the sheer number of school districts within Oklahoma and the administrative costs that accompany them.Hallie Milner | July 17, 2017
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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