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Culture & the Family
COVID cases continue dramatic decline
While some officials expected COVID-19 infections to surge as children returned to school this fall, believing students would become infected in the classroom and spread the virus to family members at home, state data show the number of active cases declined dramatically throughout September, the first full month of school.Ray Carter | October 1, 2021
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Education
School board group labels CRT critics as terrorists; Oklahoma lawmakers respond
In response, Oklahoma lawmakers have called on the Oklahoma State School Boards Association, whose top executive has ties to the National School Boards Association, to denounce the NSBA’s effort.Ray Carter | October 1, 2021
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Education
Is your school violating HB 1775? Here’s how to file a complaint
If you witness or obtain information that a school district allegedly violated the law or the new rule, you may file a complaint that will initiate an investigation of the alleged incident or multiple incidents. Anyone can file a complaint.Staff | October 1, 2021
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Education
Oklahoma student achievement plummets amidst school shutdowns
Academic achievement in Oklahoma public schools plunged during the COVID shutdowns that began in spring 2020 and continued in many districts throughout much of the following school year.Ray Carter | September 30, 2021
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Education
Parental rights laws need teeth, advocates warn
While Oklahoma law provides parents with significant rights in education, parents and advocates told lawmakers that schools can ignore the law because it does not impose significant penalties for noncompliance.Ray Carter | September 29, 2021
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Education
Seize the moment to give families a universal ESA in 2022
The excuse that we can’t do the right thing because it’s too politically difficult, while never especially savory, has now become positively untenable.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | September 29, 2021
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Education
Expert says CRT designed to undermine American values
A leading national expert on Critical Theory and its offshoot, Critical Race Theory, said it is designed to undermine American values by ignoring the reality of progress and assuming the worst about people.Ray Carter | September 28, 2021
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Budget & Tax
Don’t fall into the federal money pit
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 will send $3.5 billion to the state of Oklahoma. Counties and municipalities get a share of $1.3 billion. The use of funds is restricted to responses to the Covid-19 pandemic, whether directly health-related or in response to negative economic impacts.Curtis Shelton | September 27, 2021
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Health Care
No reason to defer to ‘expertise’ of AMA, OSMA
Whether it’s Critical Race Theory, removing sex designation from birth certificates, or opposing pro-life “heartbeat” legislation, medical associations aren’t bashful about taking political positions.Jonathan Small | September 27, 2021
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Education
Left-wing student activism touted for Oklahoma civics?
Oklahoma should incorporate “project-based civics” into public-school courses, according to the state leader of a national organization whose efforts have been criticized for injecting left-wing activism into classrooms under the guise of civics education.Ray Carter | September 25, 2021