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Objectivity-strapped reporting
What do you call an Oklahoma school district that spends $17,053 per pupil? "Cash-strapped," of course!Brandon Dutcher | April 20, 2009
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School Choice in Obama's America and Our Oklahoma
In Barack Obama's America, there's good news and bad news for advocates of school choice. The same is true in Oklahoma.Patrick B. McGuigan | April 13, 2009
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Making the Dream Real: Betty Mason's Choice
Betty Mason, public school educator for decades and former superintendent of the Oklahoma City public school system, is spending her "retirement" years as superintendent of St. John Christian Heritage Academy.Patrick B. McGuigan | March 1, 2009
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BMI Screening Smacks of Big Brother
Should Oklahoma's state-run schools monitor kids' body mass index (BMI)? Even if BMI were a reliable guide to health and even if the program is to be voluntary, as its sponsor insists, the answer is surely no.Sheldon Richman | February 1, 2009
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Oklahoma 'ahead of the curve'
Read the latest Choice Remarks posting here.Brandon Dutcher | January 30, 2009
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That's odd. You would think government-owned media would be friendly to conservatives
Talk about arrogant. The folks at OETA aren't merely unfriendly to conservatives; they're downright hostile. Looks to me like it's time for a little sunshine. Or better yet, some careful oversight from appropriators.Brandon Dutcher | January 29, 2009
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Oklahoma in line for $339 million in school vouchers
Read the latest Choice Remarks posting here.Brandon Dutcher | January 26, 2009
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Edmond parents getting false impression
Read the latest Choice Remarks posting here.Brandon Dutcher | January 21, 2009
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What Can Brown Do for Youth?
Why not, as a matter of public policy, give Deborah Brown the chance to help even more kids to succeed?Patrick B. McGuigan | January 6, 2009
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Why School Systems Cannot Lose Weight
There's plenty of evidence that state budgets are strapped these days, due to shrinking tax revenues from a faltering economy, etc. It's also clear that a number of school systems are feeling the pinch.Chester E. Finn, Jr. | January 6, 2009