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Education
How High Is Teacher Pay in Oklahoma?
When it comes to teacher pay in Oklahoma, here's a familiar refrain: Oklahoma has one of the lowest average salary levels for public school teachers in the nation, and we need to pay more to compete for the best.Neal McCluskey | June 1, 2009
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Government failure
Thomas E. Woods reminds us today that the free-market economy has not failed (contrary to what some unionized Oklahoma schoolteachers would have you believe).Brandon Dutcher | May 8, 2009
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Oklahoma Parents Getting False Impression
Nearly every state in the country, including Oklahoma, administers achievement tests to public school students in the K-12 years to determine, among other things, who is proficient (at or above grade level) in reading and mathematics skills.David V. Anderson | May 1, 2009
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Education
The real cost of public education
It’s time to use proper accounting to figure Oklahoma’s per-pupil expenditures. Here’s a step-by-step guide for policymakers.Steve Anderson | May 1, 2009
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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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Education
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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Education
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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Education
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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Education
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