Articles
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Higher Education
East Central University draws civil-rights complaint
East Central University comes in conflict with Title VI and Title IX over race and gender discrimination.Brandon Dutcher | March 2, 2021
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Budget & Tax
Taxpayer-cost bill wins House passage
Oklahoma voters would be informed of the taxpayer cost created by ballot measures in future elections under a bill approved by the Oklahoma House of Representatives.Ray Carter | March 2, 2021
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Budget & Tax, Education
Open transfer wins strong Senate support
Legislation increasing the opportunity for children to transfer from one public school to another won easy approval in the Oklahoma Senate.Ray Carter | March 2, 2021
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Education
Amid COVID shutdown, almost half of Tulsa students flunking
A midyear report recently released by Tulsa Public Schools shows nearly every other student in Tulsa schools was recently flunking at least one class.Ray Carter | March 2, 2021
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Higher Education
Legislation could safeguard ‘reproductive justice,’ OU panelists say
Participants in a University of Oklahoma event are considering efforts to codify abortion access through congressional legislation or even a constitutional amendment.Mike Brake | March 2, 2021
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Culture & the Family, Good Government
Nursing home visitation bill clears House
Ray Carter | March 2, 2021
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Education, Criminal Justice
School choice: The best criminal justice reform
We hear a lot about the “school-to-prison pipeline.” School choice is literally the only policy with a proven track record of doing something about it. It’s time for criminal-justice reformers to put up or shut up.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | February 26, 2021
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Health Care
Surprise medical billing protection clears committee
Oklahomans would be protected from having debt collectors hound them for surprise medical bills under legislation that has cleared a state Senate committee.Ray Carter | February 26, 2021
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Law & Principles
Professional licensing reforms advance
House lawmakers have advanced two similar bills supporters say will reduce the barriers to entry in Oklahoma’s workforce.Ray Carter | February 25, 2021
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Education, Law & Principles
Open transfer bill gains House approval
Legislation that would increase open-transfer opportunities among public-school districts gained easy approval in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, overcoming opponents’ arguments that lawmakers should instead raise taxes and increase school district spending.Ray Carter | February 25, 2021