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Education
U.S. Supreme Court should take Oklahoma charter-school case
In the St. Isidore case, the Oklahoma Supreme Court got it wrong and effectively discriminated against charter-school proponents because of religion. All Oklahomans would benefit if the U.S. Supreme Court took up the case.Jonathan Small | September 16, 2024
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Education
Oklahoma schools get $58.9 million for literacy efforts
Oklahoma schools will receive $58.9 million in federal funding over the next five years to provide reading and literacy programs across Oklahoma, State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced.Ray Carter | September 5, 2024
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Education
For local school-board member training in Oklahoma, there’s now a conservative alternative
Oklahoma law requires local school-board members to complete annual training. There’s now a conservative alternative to the training provided by the OSSBA.Rick Farmer, Ph.D. | August 27, 2024
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Education
Report: Oklahoma’s school-choice program is a national leader but has room for improvement
A new report praises the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit program but says changes to the program cap and the school-accreditation requirements could make the program even better.Ray Carter | August 22, 2024
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Education
School choice is (still) popular in Oklahoma
Consistent survey results (and election results) showing the popularity of educational choice should cause legislators to defend and expand Oklahoma’s voucher and tax-credit programs.Brandon Dutcher | August 9, 2024
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Education
Oklahoma beats Texas on school choice—for now
Based on comments from Texas politicians, recent Texas state election results, and the results of public polling in the Lone Star State, Texas could soon join Oklahoma in offering robust school choice.Ray Carter | August 8, 2024
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Education
Number of Oklahoma schools serving special-needs students continues to grow
An Oklahoma scholarship program serving children with special needs, adoptive children, and foster children allows students to use tax dollars to pay for private-school tuition. The average scholarship is $7,968 and the number of participating schools continues to grow.Ray Carter | August 6, 2024
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Education
Despite massive spending, study finds COVID learning loss persists
Despite the massive government spending meant to address COVID learning loss, a new report finds that students across the country continue to perform worse academically than their prepandemic counterparts.Ray Carter | July 30, 2024
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Education
Chicken Little rhetoric from education special interests was wrong (again)
It never made sense to pay schools for educating “ghost students” who weren’t there. Oklahoma state lawmakers were right to ignore the lobbyists and do what’s best for taxpayers.Jonathan Small | July 29, 2024
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Education
Accused pedophile teacher case highlights problem of school enablers
As the legal system determines the fate of one accused teacher-predator, the investigation that led to his arrest suggests other school officials may have played a significant role in enabling his continued employment in Oklahoma schools.Ray Carter | July 18, 2024