Articles
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Education
YOU GUEST IT: Who’s afraid of school choice?
Will giving parents more educational options spell the end of the traditional district school system?Jason Bedrick | March 17, 2015
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Education
OKC Schools listening tour no threat to status quo
On Thursday, I attended one of the Oklahoma City Public School District’s “Great Conversation” public meetings.Trent England | March 9, 2015
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Education
OKLAHOMA ESA PROPOSAL ENSURES COST SAVINGS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS
The design of the Education Savings Account (ESA) proposal in Oklahoma ensures that local school districts will have substantially more resources for the students they serve when some students access ESAs.Benjamin Scafidi | March 6, 2015
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Education
OKC Schools: How great a conversation?
This week, the Oklahoma City Public Schools is embarking on a listening tour. They have titled it, “The Great Conversation,” a phrase usually applied to the significant literary works of Western civilization.Trent England | March 3, 2015
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Education
YOU GUEST IT: Three choices on school choice: Pay, move, or lie
In our state, opportunities to exercise school choice are pretty limited, unless you have money or fall into certain hard-to-educate (but not impossible-to-educate) categories, such as students with special needs. For most families, the options for parents and students are: pay for school choice, move into a public school district where schools are decent, or lie.Patrick B. McGuigan | March 3, 2015
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Education
An Economist Looks at Teacher Shortages
Oklahoma’s shortage of public school teachers has been much in the news lately. Those in the education establishment say that solving the problem will require increased funding and greater teacher satisfaction (by limiting class sizes, for example).Wendy Warcholik, Ph.D. | February 23, 2015
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Budget & Tax, Education
The High Cost of Oklahoma's Dropouts
If public schools lose 60 students total because of a school choice program, the education establishment will do everything it can to put a stop to it. But Oklahoma public schools lose 60 students every day as dropouts. The annual cost to taxpayers is a staggering $800 million—each and every year.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | February 23, 2015
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Education
An Economist Looks at Teacher Shortages
Oklahoma’s shortage of public school teachers has been much in the news lately. Those in the education establishment say that solving the problem will require increased funding and greater teacher satisfaction (by limiting class sizes, for example).Wendy Warcholik, Ph.D. | February 23, 2015
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Education
Oklahoma's Per-Pupil Available Revenues At An All-Time High
According to the Oklahoma State Department of Education, per-pupil available revenues have reached an all-time high.Jonathan Small | February 17, 2015
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Education
YOU GUEST IT: Let’s not fool ourselves on pre-K
My daughter will be attending Tulsa’s excellent universal public prekindergarten program next year, at an already excellent elementary school. I am thrilled to be able to take advantage of this free program. But how excellent is this program, really?Jennifer Doverspike | February 17, 2015