Articles
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Budget & Tax, Economy
To spur labor participation, remove the penalty on work
Oklahoma's unemployment rate has rebounded at a relatively faster clip than the rest of the country, but when it comes to the state's labor participation rate, the opposite is true.Curtis Shelton | August 11, 2021
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Culture & the Family
Masks, vaccines: It’s about who decides
For progressives, politics is about power. For conservatives, politics is about rights.Trent England | August 11, 2021
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Education
OEA site retains much ‘racial justice’ material
Despite removing several videos of the recent Racial and Social Justice Symposium, the OEA’s website still retains numerous other materials that spell out its “racial and social justice” focus.Ray Carter | August 11, 2021
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Education
OEA hides ‘Racial and Social Justice Symposium’ videos
The Oklahoma Education Association (OEA) has removed videos from its website that allowed the public to view content presented during the Oklahoma Aspiring Educators Association’s Racial and Social Justice Symposium.Ray Carter | August 10, 2021
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Law & Principles
State asks high court to overturn McGirt decision
The State of Oklahoma has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to narrow or overturn its recent decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma.Ray Carter | August 9, 2021
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Education
Sheriff says speakers at OEA symposium ‘seriously misguided’
Comments like those at a recent OEA symposium only serve to undermine the school safety mission of police officers.Mike Brake | August 6, 2021
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Education
To improve public schools, give families a universal ESA in 2022
The best way to improve educational outcomes in the public school monopoly is to break the monopoly.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | August 6, 2021
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Higher Education
Study finds ‘diversity’ bloat at OU, OSU
Oklahoma is no exception to the nationwide trend of bloating university budgets with departments, offices, and programs whose sole purpose is to address concerns about so-called diversity, equity and inclusion issues.Kaitlyn Finley | August 5, 2021
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Education
Union panelists: Learning-loss concerns a form of white supremacy
Despite recent data proving significant learning loss for students amid COVID-19 shutdowns of in-person learning, the OEA insists the loss is due to white supremacy.Ray Carter | August 5, 2021
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Education
‘Only white people can be racist’: Union officials call for purge of teacher workforce
Would-be school teachers at the Oklahoma Aspiring Educators Association’s recent Racial and Social Justice Symposium were told that both public schools and many of the teachers within them are tools of white supremacyRay Carter | August 4, 2021