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Oklahoma Republicans join Democrats to preserve perk for liberal teacher unions
An effort to end a perk for liberal teachers' unions failed to advance from an Oklahoma Senate committee this week when several Republican lawmakers joined Democrats to preserve the special treatment.Ray Carter | March 4, 2025
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Education
Limit on school virtual days advances
A bill to limit pre-planned virtual days in Oklahoma public schools is moving forward. SB 758, by Sen. Kristen Thompson, would ensure that virtual days don’t count toward the required school year unless in emergencies.Ray Carter | March 4, 2025
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Education
Mississippi and Oklahoma: A tale of two states on reading
Oklahoma’s reading outcomes are now among the nation’s worst, while Mississippi is the only state in the nation to make gains across all performance levels in 4th-grade reading.Ray Carter | March 3, 2025
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Education
Oklahoma’s reading crisis must be addressed
Oklahoma policymakers, educators, and parents are going to have to take an “all hands on deck” approach to this reading crisis.Jonathan Small | March 3, 2025
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Education
New York shows greater school spending doesn’t mean better results
The Oklahoma State School Boards Association and others often argue that spending increases alone, without adopting any significant reforms, will improve school outcomes.Ray Carter | February 28, 2025
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Jenks school: ‘Gender’ lesson an enrollment mistake
During a recent weather-related “virtual” day in the Jenks school district, some parents got a glimpse of course content—and didn’t like what they saw.Ray Carter | February 21, 2025
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Education
Effort to put more money in Oklahoma classrooms faces opposition
Members of a House budget subcommittee have voted to require that at least 60 percent of Oklahoma public-school funding go to classroom expenses.Ray Carter | February 20, 2025
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Demand for Oklahoma school-choice tax credits remains strong
The second year of the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit shows continuing strong demand from Oklahoma families—with more than 31,000 applications on the first day alone.Ray Carter | February 19, 2025
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Measure to aid Oklahoma special-needs children clears committee
Legislation making it slightly easier for Oklahoma families to access a scholarship program for children with special needs has cleared its first legislative hurdle.Ray Carter | February 19, 2025
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Education
Oklahoma House, Senate advance school-board election reform
Committees in both the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the state Senate have advanced bills that would move school-board elections to the November ballot to dramatically increase voter participation.Ray Carter | February 11, 2025