Articles
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Budget & Tax
McGirt fallout could hit public schools
A tax protest brought by theOneta Power company in Broken Arrow is once again bringing the Supreme Court ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma to the forefront.Curtis Shelton | March 24, 2021
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Education
School-funding reform clears Senate committee
Members of a state Senate committee have now voted to reform the funding formula to reduce the number of “ghost students” claimed by districts.Ray Carter | March 23, 2021
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Higher Education
‘Living beyond gender’: UCO faculty discuss pronoun use
“Pronouns in the Classroom” was the subject of a recent virtual roundtable discussion among University of Central Oklahoma faculty and staff.Staci Elder Hensley | March 23, 2021
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Education
Activists concede some schools bank on ‘ghost student’ funds
A new campaign concedes that some Oklahoma school districts’ budgets are substantially based on payments for “ghost students” who do not exist in those districts.Ray Carter | March 22, 2021
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Education
Prioritizing free speech for teachers
How important is the right of free speech to you? To some, but fortunately not all, lawmakers, it’s not even worth a piece of paper and an email.Jonathan Small | March 19, 2021
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Education
Report shows open transfer alone not enough
This year both chambers of the Oklahoma Legislature have approved bills that would ease the “open transfer” process.Ray Carter | March 18, 2021
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Education
Lawmakers reinforce ‘politician’ stereotypes
School shutdowns over the past year have prompted parents across the state to become involved in the political process to improve their children’s education system.Ray Carter | March 17, 2021
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Higher Education
Ombudsman could protect science from the ‘social justice’ revolution
The Oklahoma legislature should reform public universities as a whole.David Randall, Ph.D. | March 16, 2021
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Budget & Tax
No new tax cuts?
States with a stable economy have created a great opportunity for tax relief as the national economy begins to recover from the pandemic.Curtis Shelton | March 16, 2021
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Health Care
Putting an end to surprise medical bills in Oklahoma
Health care, unlike nearly all other professions, operates with no price transparency. Providers are free to make up numbers as they go, leading to wildly inflated bills.Jonathan Small | March 15, 2021