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Culture & the Family
Fears Fellowship welcomes first class
At a dinner event launching the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs’ first J. Rufus Fears Fellowship, attendees were told the lessons of history that Fears championed, and their relevance for today’s political issues, will be the focus in the weeks ahead.Ray Carter | September 19, 2019
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Education
Anti-bullying bill sidelined as bullying problem grows
Reports of school violence and bullying have increased in recent weeks, but legislation that would have helped children escape from dangerous and even life-threatening situations remains sidelined at the Oklahoma Capitol.Ray Carter | September 17, 2019
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Education
Oklahoma parents want the money to follow the child
Yet another scientific survey of Oklahoma voters has found strong support for parental choice in education.Brandon Dutcher | September 17, 2019
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Education
Studies show virtual charters not overfunded
Based on national research, Oklahoma’s virtual charter schools are not overfunded, lawmakers were told this week.Ray Carter | September 13, 2019
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Higher Education
Facing discrimination claims, OU settles with law professor
The University of Oklahoma has reached a settlement agreement with a law school professor whose Christian beliefs and writings made him the target of hostile articles in the student newspaper last year and resulted in his loss of two administrative positions.Mike Brake | September 13, 2019
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Education
Experts: Many trade-offs with class-size limits
While some school lobbying groups continue to call for reducing class sizes, experts told members of the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday that class-size reduction is very expensive, the educational benefits are limited, and there may be more beneficial ways to spend taxpayer resources in schools.Ray Carter | September 11, 2019
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Education
HB 1017 reforms included school-choice funding
The passage of House Bill 1017 in 1990 has long been hailed as a major step forward for Oklahoma education. One often overlooked component of that reform measure is that the law allowed the use of taxpayer funding to cover private-school costs for certain students, lawmakers were reminded Tuesday.Ray Carter | September 10, 2019
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Health Care
Expert: To improve health, improve education
If lawmakers want to improve health outcomes in Oklahoma, one way to generate significant progress is to improve education outcomes, one expert recently told members of the legislative Healthcare Working Group.Ray Carter | September 6, 2019
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Education
Critic of virtual schools has degree from online university
A state senator who has been a prominent critic of Oklahoma’s virtual charter schools for K-12 students holds a doctorate from a for-profit online university that was subsequently closed amid claims it was a diploma mill.Ray Carter | September 6, 2019
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Health Care
Medicaid expansion could shift some federal costs to Oklahoma
Members of the legislative Healthcare Working Group learned Wednesday that one part of Medicaid expansion would involve the federal government offloading costs onto state taxpayers.Ray Carter | September 5, 2019