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Education
Democrat lawmaker worries about ‘millionaire grandparents’
Legislation by Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat and House Speaker Charles McCall would make minor fixes to Oklahoma’s universal school choice program. But opponents now claim that wealthy grandparents may game the system.Ray Carter | April 11, 2024
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Education
Amid abuse concerns, limits on virtual school days advance
Citing concerns that virtual school days are being abused and are contributing to student learning loss, members of the House Common Education Committee have advanced legislation restricting the number of virtual days allowed.Ray Carter | April 9, 2024
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Education, Culture & the Family
Bible class ‘released time’ a good idea for Oklahoma
Let’s allow Oklahoma students to be excused from school to attend a course in religious instruction.Tom Newell | April 9, 2024
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Education
Trust the science (of reading)
Senate Bill 1906, by state Sen. Adam Pugh and state Rep. Rhonda Baker, creates a revolving fund to train future Oklahoma teachers in the science of reading.Jonathan Small | April 8, 2024
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Education
State Board of Education tackles teacher misconduct
The Oklahoma State Board of Education (OSBE) is working aggressively to address new reports of educator misconduct while also reaching into the past to ensure teachers who violate children lose their certifications through the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE).Catherine Smith | April 4, 2024
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Education
Local voters can choose president but not school board?
As Oklahoma state lawmakers discuss legislation to shift school-board elections to November general-election ballots, opponents have raised an unconventional argument: while local voters may be qualified to cast a vote for president of the United States, they are not qualified to select school-board members in their own community.Ray Carter | April 4, 2024
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Education
Parents rally for school-board election change
Voter turnout in this week’s local school board elections was (again) so low as to almost defy belief. Many Oklahomans are ready to move these elections to November.Ray Carter | April 3, 2024
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Education
Oklahoma senators target special-needs discrimination
Parents of special-needs students in districts such as Yukon, Muskogee, Millwood, Medford, Pawnee, and Wynona report satisfaction with their involvement in the process—unlike districts such as Deer Creek, Edmond, Piedmont, Jenks, Lawton, Norman, and Moore.Ray Carter | April 2, 2024
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Education, Culture & the Family
Queer activist calls for keeping Oklahoma parents in the dark about child’s mental health
A left-wing activist in Oklahoma is urging state officials to no longer require teachers to notify parents of information related to their child’s mental health.Ray Carter | March 28, 2024
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Education
Obscure election dates undermine parents’ influence
With voter turnout averaging only 4 percent for Oklahoma’s local school-board elections, school officials pay no penalty for being indifferent to the needs of the families they are supposed to serve.Jonathan Small | March 25, 2024