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Education
Leaders React to Oklahoma Senator’s ‘Truly Shocking’ Mengele Comparison
Senator Ron Sharp invoked Nazi officer Josef Mengele when criticizing school choice legislation being considered by the committee.Jay Chilton | February 24, 2017
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Education
To get to the national average, Oklahoma higher ed needs to shed 13,680 non-instructional workers
Oklahoma’s higher education system employs 2.5 non-instructional workers per 100 private sector workers, which is a whopping 70 percent higher than the national average and the 5th highest level in the country for 2015.J. Scott Moody & Wendy Warcholik, Ph.D. | February 23, 2017
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Education
Educators, Policymakers Decry ‘Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations’
All children learn differently. The cookie-cutter approach to the public school system does not provide for that.Jay Chilton | February 21, 2017
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Education
ESA Bill Passes Education Committee: Q&A with State Sen. Rob Standridge
State Sen. Rob Standridge, R-Norman, sat down with CIJ following a meeting of the Oklahoma Senate Education Committee on Monday where his Education Savings Account bill, SB 560, passed by a one-vote marginJay Chilton | February 21, 2017
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Education
More options needed for state employees, education employees, other government employees, and taxpayers
State revenues have declined because of Oklahoma’s struggling economy. Lawmakers should look for innovative reforms that allow for government services to be provided at a lower cost.Jonathan Small | February 14, 2017
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Education
Non-Teaching Staff Surge Prevented Oklahoma Teacher Pay Raises
Oklahoma's Education Department increase in “all other staff” (folks who are not lead teachers) has increased 36 percent. That’s more than twice as fast as the increase in students.Benjamin Scafidi | February 1, 2017
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Education
School Choice Programs Save Taxpayers Money
Tax-credit scholarship programs have saved taxpayers at least $1.7 billion since their inception.Martin F. Lueken | February 1, 2017
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Education
Don’t Means-Test School Choice
Limiting school choice programs to low-income households is bad for low-income households - the people it hurts the most are the people who most need better schools.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | February 1, 2017
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Education
School Choice Proponents Hold Summit, Detractors Hold Protest
Parents, students and education stakeholders met at Oklahoma City Community College for the first annual Oklahoma School Choice Summit.Jay Chilton | January 31, 2017
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Education
Historic Seminole Charter School Wins Approval from State Board of Education
After a contentious hearing and a unanimous vote by the State Board of Education, a new charter school is coming to Seminole.Jay Chilton | January 26, 2017