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Education
Oklahoma per-student revenue has risen dramatically
From 2017 to 2022, total revenue for public education in Oklahoma significantly increased, leading to a substantial growth in per-pupil revenue, and this trend was further bolstered by a significant spending increase in 2023.Curtis Shelton | November 8, 2023
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Education
Once again, career teachers don’t make hall-of-fame cut
Fully 91 percent of Oklahoma Educators Hall of Fame inductees are not career K-12 classroom teachers.Ray Carter | November 6, 2023
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Budget & Tax, Education
Government spending hikes put pressure on private schools
Public-school teacher salaries, already higher than those of their private-school counterparts, have increased by $8,000 in Oklahoma since 2018. Can private schools keep pace?Curtis Shelton | November 6, 2023
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Education, Culture & the Family
Oklahoma educators should teach the success sequence
Gov. Kevin Stitt declared November to be “Family Month” in Oklahoma. Policy makers should consider having Oklahoma educators teach the success sequence.Brandon Dutcher | November 3, 2023
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Education
Oklahoma A-F grades provide transparency
A-to-F letter grades are a longstanding way of signifying academic achievement. That’s why some school officials in Oklahoma are now fighting to get rid of grades for both students and schools.Jonathan Small | November 1, 2023
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Education
On reading, Oklahoma working to catch up to Mississippi
Oklahoma and Mississippi share similarities in student demographics, but they are very different when it comes to students’ ability to read, with Mississippi outperforming Oklahoma. State officials are now trying to change that trend and close the gap, and some see Mississippi as a model.Ray Carter | October 30, 2023
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Education
Oklahoma school-choice tax credit implementation advances
If Gov. Kevin Stitt supports the rules as expected, Oklahoma families will be able to apply for refundable tax credits to pay for private-school tuition starting on Dec. 1.Ray Carter | October 25, 2023
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Education
Oklahoma reading instruction, teacher prep, failing students
Despite spending billions of taxpayer dollars on public schools each year, a strong majority of Oklahoma children are not proficient in reading.Ray Carter | October 20, 2023
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Education
Teachers union touts website criticized as ‘a pedophile’s paradise’
For “National Coming Out Day,” the National Education Association (NEA) is encouraging educators to use materials that suggest students should be prepared to leave their family home.Ray Carter | October 16, 2023
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Education, Law & Principles
AG warns Tax Commission on rules for school-choice program
In a letter to the Oklahoma Tax Commission, Attorney General Gentner Drummond warned the commission that its proposed rules for the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Act impose excessive bureaucracy not authorized by the law and fail to make the program user-friendly for parents.Ray Carter | October 13, 2023