Articles
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Education
OEA members oppose measurement of students’ learning loss
The Oklahoma Education Association continues to oppose school reopening as well as public measurement of student learning that would let parents know how severe a child’s learning loss has been as the result of school shutdowns.Ray Carter | December 22, 2020
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Criminal Justice, Culture & the Family
Defunding the police is not the answer
Defunding the police is an unserious solution in search of a problem.Ryan Haynie | December 21, 2020
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Budget & Tax
Spending restraint may benefit 2022 state budget
Modest state spending restraint, prompted last spring in the face of an unprecedented pandemic-driven economic shutdown, may make dealing with this year’s state budget slightly easier, although it will not eliminate budget challenges, based on information presented at the December meeting of the State Board of Equalization.Ray Carter | December 18, 2020
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Health Care
Price transparency will protect Oklahoma patients
It’s simple: When you step into your doctor’s office or go to the hospital for a routine service or procedure, you should know the cost.Kaitlyn Finley | December 18, 2020
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Budget & Tax, Education
Moore per-student revenue increasing
Moore Public Schools has seen steady enrollment growth throughout the past decade, with the student count growing by nearly 14 percent since 2010.Curtis Shelton | December 18, 2020
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Education
OEA opposes school reopening despite vaccine
Earlier this month, the satirical website, The Babylon Bee, posted an article titled, “Teachers Union Opposes Vaccine As It Might Force Teachers To Teach Again.” The real world substantially duplicated parody in Oklahoma on Thursday as the Oklahoma Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union, declared its continued opposition to school reopening after Gov. Kevin Stitt announced that teachers will be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccinations.Ray Carter | December 17, 2020
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Education
After long delay, Christian school’s application approved
After months of delay, the State Board of Education has quietly approved Christian Heritage Academy’s application to serve children who are beneficiaries of a state scholarship program.Ray Carter | December 17, 2020
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Education
State board of education stresses need for testing
Members of the State Board of Education have voted to suspend school A-F report cards for another year, but will require schools to administer state tests to provide some level of public reporting on how students have fared throughout COVID-19 shutdowns and forced virtual education.Ray Carter | December 17, 2020
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Culture & the Family
Lankford: Voter fraud concerns are justified
Following the 2016 presidential election, reports of Russian efforts to interfere in the U.S. election process prompted numerous congressional investigations and bipartisan efforts to better protect election security, U.S. Sen. James Lankford noted.Ray Carter | December 17, 2020
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Economy
An entrepreneurial economy—if you can keep it
Does America still want to have a free and growing entrepreneurial economy?Greg Forster, Ph.D. | December 17, 2020