Articles
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Education
Oklahomans strongly oppose Critical Race Theory in schools
A newly released poll shows Oklahomans strongly oppose the use of Critical Race Theory in children’s classrooms.Ray Carter | August 20, 2021
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Education
Biden ignores Taliban, targets Oklahoma parent choice
The Biden administration is targeting states that allow parents a choice in whether their children are masked at school.Ray Carter | August 20, 2021
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Higher Education
OSU offers ‘implicit bias’ training
OSU offers training to private businesses—for a price—that appears to violate the spirit, if not the letter, of a new state law.Ray Carter | August 18, 2021
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Criminal Justice
McGirt ruling freeing criminals with little Indian heritage
McGirt is now forcing the retrial and potential release of convicted criminals whose heritage is predominantly something other than American Indian.Ray Carter | August 17, 2021
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Economy
McGirt called threat to state’s economic future
Ryan Leonard, special counsel for Native American affairs for Gov. Kevin Stitt, said the jurisdictional chaos created by the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma represents a huge threat to long-term economic growth in the state.Ray Carter | August 16, 2021
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Higher Education
‘OU Report It!’ hotline seeks anonymous reports of ‘suspected wrongdoing’
A recent email from the University of Oklahoma instructed faculty, staff, and students how to inform on one another.Mike Brake | August 16, 2021
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Education
Partisan group touts school mask mandates
Despite a new state law banning imposition of mask or coronavirus-vaccine mandates upon public-school students, some school officials have indicated they will either flout the law or pursue legal challenges.Ray Carter | August 13, 2021
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Law & Principles
Court rules McGirt not retroactive
In a reversal of prior rulings, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has concluded that the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma is not retroactive.Ray Carter | August 12, 2021
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Education
OEA site retains much ‘racial justice’ material
Despite removing several videos of the recent Racial and Social Justice Symposium, the OEA’s website still retains numerous other materials that spell out its “racial and social justice” focus.Ray Carter | August 11, 2021
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Education
OEA hides ‘Racial and Social Justice Symposium’ videos
The Oklahoma Education Association (OEA) has removed videos from its website that allowed the public to view content presented during the Oklahoma Aspiring Educators Association’s Racial and Social Justice Symposium.Ray Carter | August 10, 2021