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Education
School-choice options popular with homeschool families
A nationwide poll of homeschool parents finds that 84 percent of homeschool families support tax-credit school-choice programs. Oklahoma provides a $1,000 tax credit for homeschoolers.Ray Carter | November 12, 2024
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Education
Oklahoma private school tuition lower than public-school funding
Estimates for average private-school tuition in Oklahoma range from $7,432 to $8,092, while Oklahoma public schools have an average of $13,605 per student.Ray Carter | October 23, 2024
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Education
Bixby schools fight parents of special-needs children
Parents of Down syndrome children say Bixby school officials formerly raved about their children, saying they’re “so sweet” and don’t have behavior issues. But after parents demanded a better education, “They started painting our children to be a monster.”Ray Carter | October 22, 2024
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Education
Kids watch drag-queen movie at Tulsa Union school
Students in a theater class at Union High School in Tulsa spent their final days before fall break watching a movie in which a drag queen was a main character.Ray Carter | October 17, 2024
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Education
Oklahoma school-choice programs save the state millions of dollars
Because Oklahoma’s school-choice programs pay to educate children at a much lower cost than the per-pupil spending for those same children in public schools, these programs have generated combined cumulative savings of $96.8 million to $181 million for the state.Ray Carter | October 16, 2024
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Education
As legal threats wither, expert urges private-school growth
Due to multiple court rulings at both the state and federal level, the expansion of school-choice programs has not undermined the autonomy of participating private schools. “If school choice is to succeed,” one expert says, “we need more and better schools to participate in these programs.”Ray Carter | October 15, 2024
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Education
OSSAA rule harms student-athletes
If this nonsense is the best OSSAA has to offer Oklahomans, it may be time for state officials to allow another group to take its place.Jonathan Small | October 10, 2024
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Education
Lawmakers explore regulation of Oklahoma homeschoolers
In a House Common Education Committee interim study, advocates called for state regulation of Oklahoma homeschoolers.Ray Carter | October 2, 2024
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Education
More spending, more choices
Oklahoma’s public school spending is at an all-time high. And so is the number of options available to parents.Brandon Dutcher | October 2, 2024
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Education
Moving school-board elections boosts turnout, saves millions
Moving Oklahoma school-board elections to a November general-election ballot would dramatically increase voter participation and free up millions of dollars to be repurposed for other public education uses.Ray Carter | October 1, 2024