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Education
Oklahoma’s ‘best’ school fares poorly in national comparison
The Jenks Public Schools district has been identified as the best school in Oklahoma in a national review, despite that same evaluation finding less than half of students at the district read at grade level.Ray Carter | June 9, 2021
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Higher Education
OU athletes required to watch anti-Trump film
Scholarship athletes at OU were required to watch and discuss a political documentary that compares former President Donald Trump and his supporters with violent segregationists in the 1960s.Ray Carter | June 7, 2021
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Culture & the Family
Oklahoma official warns federal bill could cause election 'chaos'
In a letter sent to Oklahoma’s two U.S. senators, the secretary of the Oklahoma State Election Board warned that an election bill promoted by congressional Democrats “guarantees chaos in our elections.”Ray Carter | June 3, 2021
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Education
Does race massacre ‘silence’ show need for school choice?
A common theme of commemorations of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre was that the event was swept under the rug, particularly in public schools, for most of the past 100 years.Ray Carter | June 2, 2021
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Culture & the Family
State treasurer will not seek re-election
Oklahoma State Treasurer Randy McDaniel has unexpectedly announced he will not seek re-election next year.Ray Carter | June 1, 2021
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Budget & Tax
Oklahoma state treasurer opposes federal oil-divestment push
Banks that refuse to do business with oil and gas companies will also forgo billions in business with state governments.Ray Carter | June 1, 2021
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Good Government
State leaders declare session a success
Now that the session is in the rearview mirror, legislative leaders are declaring it one of the most accomplished in recent memory.Ray Carter | May 27, 2021
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Culture & the Family
House approves appointment process for U.S. Senate vacancies
Members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to give Oklahoma’s governor the authority to appoint a replacement should either of the state’s two U.S. Senate seats be vacated mid-term.Ray Carter | May 27, 2021
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Culture & the Family
Attorney General Hunter to resign from office
Attorney General Mike Hunter has announced he will be stepping down as Oklahoma’s attorney general effective June 1, citing personal matters.Ray Carter | May 26, 2021
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Education, Culture & the Family
Officials declare ‘Year of Oklahoma’s Education Turnaround’
Appearing before dozens of children who will benefit from policy changes approved this year, Gov. Kevin Stitt and legislators declared 2021 the “Year of Oklahoma’s Education Turnaround.”Ray Carter | May 25, 2021