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Education, Culture & the Family
Amid state and national backlash, OSSAA still touts DEI
The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) continues to tout DEI on its website, declaring that promotion of “groups that have social and cultural differences is an integral part of education-based activities” and claimed DEI is part of that effort.Ray Carter | August 20, 2025
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Budget & Tax
Oklahoma hailed as leader on state pension reform
For years, Oklahoma was ranked near the bottom of the 50 states based on the unfunded liabilities of its state pension systems. But reforms that took effect a decade ago have totally changed those statistics, and experts participating in a recent legislative study told lawmakers Oklahoma is now considered a national model.Ray Carter | August 20, 2025
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Education, Law & Principles
LNH reform opens doors for more special-needs children
Oklahoma lawmakers eliminated the one-year public school requirement for Lindsey Nicole Henry (LNH) scholarships, making it easier for families of children with special needs to afford private education that meets their needs. The reform ensures parents no longer have to choose between financial help and their child’s educational stability.Ray Carter | August 18, 2025
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Education, Law & Principles
Lawmaker: Time to dismantle OSSAA
The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association’s has voted to prevent four teenage boys from playing basketball for Glencoe High School because they transferred into the district, effectively undermining Oklahoma open-transfer law. Now one lawmaker is urging his colleagues to dismantle the OSSAA.Ray Carter | August 15, 2025
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Education
OSSAA embroiled in controversy & lawsuit … again
In what has become a recurring pattern, the governing board of the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) has been accused of interfering with student transfers despite state law allowing open transfer between public-school districts and the association’s own rules.Ray Carter | August 14, 2025
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Education, Culture & the Family
School counselor group embraces far-left policies
The American School Counselor Association, whose Oklahoma affiliate is tied to the state’s growing counselor workforce, has embraced left-wing causes including support for allowing biological males in girls’ sports, gun control, and citizenship for certain illegal immigrants, and opposition to restrictions on youth gender transitions.Ray Carter | August 13, 2025
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Law & Principles
Seattle’s ‘top two’ primary shows why Oklahoma should steer clear
The top two finishers each ran on a platform of Trump-bashing, tax increases, and radicalism on issues such as transgenderism and illegal immigration.Ray Carter | August 12, 2025
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
Oklahoma wins court fight to protect minors from gender-transition procedures
Aligning with a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld Oklahoma’s 2023 law banning gender-transition surgeries, puberty blockers, and cross-sex hormones for individuals under 18.Ray Carter | August 11, 2025
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Education
Falling scores, rising hope: Whiz Kids steps up to address Oklahoma reading challenges
Oklahoma’s reading scores are declining, despite record education spending. But one private-sector effort, Whiz Kids, is quietly making a difference.Ray Carter | July 31, 2025
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Education
OSSBA seeks another billion for schools … for administrators
The Oklahoma State School Boards Association—a taxpayer-funded lobby group—says schools need up to $2 billion more, and not necessarily for teachers.Ray Carter | July 30, 2025