Articles
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Budget & Tax, Education
Bartlesville School Board looks out for taxpayers
Though some of our friends on the left may grumble about private firms profiting from public schools, the school board is to be commended for this wise stewardship of resources.Brandon Dutcher | June 21, 2017
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Education
In many districts moving to four-day week, superintendent pay has increased
To reduce spending, nearly 100 Oklahoma school districts have adopted four-day-a-week schedules.Jay Chilton | June 15, 2017
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Budget & Tax, Education
Does school choice expand the welfare state?
Congratulations, Oklahoma! By pursuing school choice, you did the impossible—you turned some big-government progressives into radical libertarians.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | June 1, 2017
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Education
By a margin of 5 to 1, Oklahomans say let teachers vote on unions
What do Oklahomans think of letting teachers vote on unions?Brandon Dutcher | June 1, 2017
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Budget & Tax, Education
Will the IRS give us educational freedom?
As more people in Washington, D.C. have come to see that there are good reasons not to enact a national school voucher program, attention is turning to another proposal for federal school choice.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | May 15, 2017
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Education
Oklahoma politicians shouldn’t penalize parents
Parents, not government officials, have the moral right to raise their children according to their consciences. That, in a nutshell, is why school choice is so important.Brandon Dutcher | May 15, 2017
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Budget & Tax, Education
Stroud Public Schools not waiting for legislature to raise teacher pay
Teacher pay raises have been a hotly debated issue for several years at the Oklahoma state Capitol, with multiple legislators proposing various methods for funding the increase.Jay Chilton | May 15, 2017
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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