Articles
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Higher Education
Contract restricts public access to OU’s diversity training
OU officials say the contract signed with the program vendor, Everfi, prevents distribution of “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” training materials outside the school setting.Ray Carter | April 19, 2021
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Education, Culture & the Family
Oklahoma House votes to protect religious schools
Legislation that would prevent private religious schools from having to abandon their religious tenets if they participate in a state program for children with special needs has won passage in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.Ray Carter | April 19, 2021
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Education
If Oklahoma can’t reward success, don’t punish it
The State Board of Education has taken an important step towards improving educational outcomes.Jonathan Small | April 19, 2021
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Law & Principles, Economy, Energy
Attorney General tells agencies to ignore federal demand
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter has told state agencies they should not comply with a Biden administration demand that they cede regulatory authority over mining in eastern Oklahoma to federal authorities.Ray Carter | April 16, 2021
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Higher Education
OU training cites controversial ‘bias’ measurement
Mandatory diversity training at the University of Oklahoma includes material citing a controversial Implicit-Association Test (IAT) as authoritative evidence for the existence of “implicit bias.”Ray Carter | April 15, 2021
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Criminal Justice, Law & Principles
Lawmakers can advance criminal justice reform—and federalism
A recent snag in the legislative process has presented a rare opportunity to help advance criminal justice reform as well as federalism.Ryan Haynie | April 14, 2021
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Law & Principles
Dead-voter bill passes over Democratic opposition
Legislation that requires swift removal of dead individuals from voter rolls has passed the Oklahoma Senate over the united opposition of Senate Democrats.Ray Carter | April 14, 2021
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Higher Education
NCAA threatens Oklahoma over transgender athletes
In a newly released statement, the NCAA Board of Governors indicates it may not allow college championships to be held in Oklahoma unless the state requires female athletes to compete against transgender athletes.Ray Carter | April 13, 2021
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Education
School choice as prophetic justice
A government monopoly that uses the power of the state to force parents to submit their children to an education they don’t think is best for them is the second-greatest offense to justice, short of actually killing or enslaving people.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | April 13, 2021
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Budget & Tax, Education
A flood of federal dollars for education
The federal bailout is estimated to provide more than $1.7 billion to Oklahoma’s K-12 and higher education systems.Curtis Shelton | April 13, 2021