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Education, Law & Principles
OSSAA faces conflict-of-interest questions in Glencoe case
Four Glencoe High School basketball players were ruled ineligible by the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA). The OSSAA board vote included members from rival Class A schools that could directly benefit from sidelining Glencoe’s athletes.Ray Carter | August 25, 2025
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Education, Higher Education
Lawmakers must confront higher ed, K-12 on reading crisis
In 2022, state lawmakers made it clear that hospitals don’t get the money unless they stop harmful “gender reassignment” procedures on children. Lawmakers must now tell higher ed that they don’t get the money unless they stop harmful pedagogic procedures on children.Jonathan Small | August 22, 2025
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Education
Who’s draining whom?
Oklahoma’s public-education funding is at an all-time high. Private school choice pales by comparison.Brandon Dutcher | August 22, 2025
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Education
Report ranks Oklahoma 50th in education, warns money no cure-all
WalletHub has ranked Oklahoma’s public school system 50th in the nation, even as state funding for education has increased significantly in recent years.Ray Carter | August 20, 2025
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Education, Culture & the Family
Amid state and national backlash, OSSAA still touts DEI
The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) continues to tout DEI on its website, declaring that promotion of “groups that have social and cultural differences is an integral part of education-based activities” and claimed DEI is part of that effort.Ray Carter | August 20, 2025
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Education, Law & Principles
LNH reform opens doors for more special-needs children
Oklahoma lawmakers eliminated the one-year public school requirement for Lindsey Nicole Henry (LNH) scholarships, making it easier for families of children with special needs to afford private education that meets their needs. The reform ensures parents no longer have to choose between financial help and their child’s educational stability.Ray Carter | August 18, 2025
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Education
OCPA condemns OSSAA defiance of open-transfer law
OCPA President Jonathan Small criticized the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) for arbitrarily banning four teenagers from playing basketball for Glencoe High School.Staff | August 18, 2025
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Education, Law & Principles
Lawmaker: Time to dismantle OSSAA
The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association’s has voted to prevent four teenage boys from playing basketball for Glencoe High School because they transferred into the district, effectively undermining Oklahoma open-transfer law. Now one lawmaker is urging his colleagues to dismantle the OSSAA.Ray Carter | August 15, 2025
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Education
OSSAA embroiled in controversy & lawsuit … again
In what has become a recurring pattern, the governing board of the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) has been accused of interfering with student transfers despite state law allowing open transfer between public-school districts and the association’s own rules.Ray Carter | August 14, 2025
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Education, Culture & the Family
School counselor group embraces far-left policies
The American School Counselor Association, whose Oklahoma affiliate is tied to the state’s growing counselor workforce, has embraced left-wing causes including support for allowing biological males in girls’ sports, gun control, and citizenship for certain illegal immigrants, and opposition to restrictions on youth gender transitions.Ray Carter | August 13, 2025