Articles
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Education
From suffering to success: School choice provides a pathway to healing
After enduring years of bullying in his local public school, Seth Sutherlin found relief via two of Oklahoma’s school-choice options.Staci Elder Hensley | October 19, 2018
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Education
Oklahoma schools find creative ways to expand learning
Officials from a range of traditional public schools, public charter schools, and private schools briefed state lawmakers on some of their innovative educational approaches during an interim study on Sept. 11 in the Senate Education Committee.Staci Elder Hensley | October 15, 2018
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Budget & Tax
Some politicians, public employees get pension perks
“Double dipping” refers to a scenario wherein a retired government worker returns to work in a job covered by the same pension system and receives a salary—while also receiving or accruing pension benefits from their prior position.Jonathan Small & Mike Brake | October 9, 2018
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Education
Oklahoma students, parents testify on school bullying
Sobering statistics, moving stories from victims, and policy solutions were discussed during a Sept. 11 interim study on school bullying.Staci Elder Hensley | September 24, 2018
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Energy
Oklahoma wind farms encroaching on military flight paths
Wind farms are being built in military test and training flight paths, apparently in violation of a new state law.Mike Brake | September 24, 2018
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Education
Cristo Rey showing inner-city students the path to success
As equal parts Catholic high school, college preparatory academy, and a real-world workplace experience, Oklahoma City’s newest private school—Cristo Rey Oklahoma City Catholic High School—offers an innovative, practical, and powerful approach to education.Staci Elder Hensley | September 19, 2018
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Education
Crossover Prep brings hope, transformation
Incredibly, only 22 African-American senior boys were college-ready in Tulsa Public Schools in 2015. With the help of Oklahoma’s tax-credit scholarship program, a private school in north Tulsa is tackling the problem head-on.Patrick B. McGuigan | August 9, 2018
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Education
As teacher pay raises kick in, OKCPS teachers must wait
Oklahoma City Public Schools announced that the raises due to all certified and support personnel would be delayed until September because “we felt it was important to work closely with our union partners in the interpretation and implementation of the statutes.”Mike Brake | August 8, 2018
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Higher Education, Law & Principles
Oklahoma professors push back against campus groupthink, identity politics
Concerned about stifling political correctness and the absence of viewpoint diversity on campus, some Oklahoma professors are speaking out.Staci Elder Hensley | July 23, 2018
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Budget & Tax, Education
Official says some assessors shortchange schools, counties
Oklahoma teachers spent much of the spring at the state Capitol requesting increased school budgets. But even as they won massive statewide tax increases, many of their own home county assessors were likely failing to collect millions of dollars in local property taxes for education.Mike Brake | July 20, 2018