Articles
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Education
Report shows growing interest in Oklahoma school-choice program
Oklahoma families’ desire to participate in the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit program and provide their children access to private schools continues to grow.Ray Carter | June 6, 2025
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Education
A big win for Oklahoma students with special needs
For years, the Lindsey Nicole Henry (LNH) Scholarship gave hope to Oklahoma families of children with special needs—but only after they spent a full year in a public school, even if it wasn’t working. Thanks to a new law, that wait is over.Jonathan Small | June 6, 2025
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Health Care
Report suggests it’s all play, no work for many on Medicaid
A scholar at the American Enterprise Institute finds that many able-bodied, childless adults on Medicaid spend much of their time playing video games and watching TV.Ray Carter | June 5, 2025
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Higher Education
Stitt opposes college tuition increases
With this year’s legislative session concluded and more than $1 billion in state appropriations provided to Oklahoma’s public colleges and universities, Gov. Kevin Stitt said he believes the state’s major universities have no reason to hike tuition.Ray Carter | June 5, 2025
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Law & Principles, Good Government
Stitt, legislature delivered big wins in 2025 session
Oklahoma’s 2025 legislative session yielded numerous policy wins for Oklahoman taxpayers and families.Jonathan Small | June 5, 2025
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Education
Data show no link between school spending and student outcomes
A new report finds that when Oklahoma’s spending on public schools is adjusted for cost-of-living differences, the state spends the national equivalent of more than $15,000 per student. Even so, Oklahoma’s academic results have declined significantly in recent years.Ray Carter | June 4, 2025
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Culture & the Family
Five Fears Fellows have been elected to office
No fewer than five graduates of OCPA’s J. Rufus Fears Fellowship program have been elected to public office. In their own words, here’s what the fellowship meant to them.Rick Farmer, Ph.D. | June 3, 2025
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Education, Culture & the Family
OEA touts transgenderism in schools for ‘pride’ month
The Oklahoma Education Association (OEA), the state’s largest teachers’ union, is touting transgenderism in public schools as part of its “pride” month messaging.Ray Carter | June 3, 2025
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma absent from federal list of ‘sanctuary’ states
According to the federal Department of Homeland Security, jurisdictions in 35 states have adopted “sanctuary” policies that effectively protect illegal immigrants from federal deportation efforts. Oklahoma is not among those states.Ray Carter | June 2, 2025
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma leaders hail session successes
Gov. Kevin Stitt and legislative leaders declared the 2025 legislative session—which featured major tax, regulatory, and lawsuit reforms—one of the most successful in their tenures.Ray Carter | May 30, 2025