Articles
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Budget & Tax
Public education money goes to private companies—again
Oklahoma City Public Schools recently made a change in how the district finds substitute teachers, the Oklahoma City Free Press reports.Curtis Shelton | October 7, 2021
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Criminal Justice
Contrasting estimates presented on sentencing reform plan
After a lengthy development process, officials have presented lawmakers with a proposed overhaul of sentencing laws in Oklahoma.Ray Carter | October 7, 2021
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Good Government
DHS officials dismiss critical state review
Increased funding provided to the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS), intended to move people with disabilities off a years-long waiting list and begin providing them state services, has had little impact, a new review finds.Ray Carter | October 5, 2021
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Law & Principles
OCPA legislative scorecard: 2021 final bill list
This is the final list of the 107 bills that are factored into OCPA’s scorecard for Oklahoma’s 2021 legislative session at the state Capitol.Staff | October 5, 2021
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Education
Grand jury finds no legal wrongdoing at Epic
Despite several years of allegations and a critical state audit, members of the Eighteenth Oklahoma Multicounty Grand Jury have found no wrongdoing that warranted indictment of any officials involved with Epic Charter Schools, an online public school.Ray Carter | October 5, 2021
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Budget & Tax
Hern rips Biden giveaway to ‘activist-journalists’
Buried within the various spending proposals being floated by the Biden administration and congressional Democrats is one that would allocate $1.3 billion to provide federal subsidies for newspapers.Mike Brake | October 2, 2021
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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