Articles
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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
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Education, Law & Principles
‘Ghost student’ reform passes Oklahoma House
Members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to restrict schools’ ability to receive state funding for students who no longer attend classes in the district, a practice informally referred to as “ghost student” funding.Ray Carter | February 25, 2021
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Health Care
Senate Bill 548 will protect patients, promote price transparency
Surprise medical bills are all too common for Oklahomans today.Kaitlyn Finley | February 25, 2021
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Budget & Tax
Senators seek to prevent employer tax increase
Seeking to prevent a double-digit tax increase on Oklahoma employers, members of the Senate Appropriations Committee voted unanimously to allow the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission to direct millions of dollars in federal bailout funding to the state’s unemployment insurance fund.Ray Carter | February 24, 2021