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Education, Culture & the Family
Officials declare ‘Year of Oklahoma’s Education Turnaround’
Appearing before dozens of children who will benefit from policy changes approved this year, Gov. Kevin Stitt and legislators declared 2021 the “Year of Oklahoma’s Education Turnaround.”Ray Carter | May 25, 2021
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Culture & the Family
DeVos never forgot to put children first
DeVos showed that one person with backbone can make a difference.Jonathan Small | May 25, 2021
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Culture & the Family
Tulsa library paid ‘White Fragility’ author $15,000
Robin DiAngelo, the author of White Fragility, was paid $15,000 by the Tulsa City-County Library for an April 22 “fireside chat” that lasted about 90 minutes and was conducted entirely on Zoom.Ray Carter | May 24, 2021
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Education, Culture & the Family
Tulsa students may see little benefit from open-transfer law
Students in Tulsa Public Schools had virtually no in-person instruction for nearly a year. Lawmakers eased the open-transfer process partly to help those students. But exemptions in the transfer law mean Tulsa students may still have few options. Of 11 districts that share a border with Tulsa Public Schools, just four may be required to even consider transfers from Tulsa Public Schools.Ray Carter | May 17, 2021
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Culture & the Family
Family beats any government program
A stable family contributes to a child’s long-term success - yet too much government policy ignores that reality.Jonathan Small | May 17, 2021
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Education, Culture & the Family
Stitt signs ban on racist teaching
Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed a bill that prohibits public schools from teaching children that “one race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex.”Ray Carter | May 7, 2021
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Budget & Tax, Culture & the Family
Other states repeal film subsidies
States like West Virginia and Michigan have recently repealed film subsidy programs, claiming that giving film makers millions in subsidies is simply not worth it.Ray Carter | May 7, 2021
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Culture & the Family
For OKC councilwoman, OCPA Fears Fellowship was ‘food for the soul’
Barbara Young, Oklahoma City's newest councilwoman, attended OCPA's Fears Fellowship, calling it “food for the soul” that ratified and strengthened views she had developed long before her first run for public office.Mike Brake | May 7, 2021
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Education, Culture & the Family
Ban on racist instruction sent to governor
Legislation banning the use of racist instruction in Oklahoma classrooms has won easy approval in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and been sent to Gov. Kevin Stitt.Ray Carter | April 29, 2021
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Budget & Tax, Culture & the Family
Oklahoma tourism impact from films could be negative
Although independent analysis has shown the film-subsidy program loses money for the state, some of its boosters argue that the films shot in Oklahoma will augment Oklahoma’s national image.Ray Carter | April 28, 2021