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Education
Shawnee’s response to abuse raises concern
After all these years, one would think that Shawnee school officials would go to great lengths to demonstrate they take student safety seriously. Instead, the district is seeking to unmask whistleblowers.Jonathan Small | June 10, 2024
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Education
Oklahomans’ demand for school choice exceeds supply
Demand for Oklahoma’s school-choice tax credit has proven so robust it has blown well past the first-year program cap, leaving thousands of Oklahoma families unable to access the program.Ray Carter | June 5, 2024
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Education, Culture & the Family
Bill allowing Bible classes during school sent to governor
Legislation that provides a framework for schools to allow students to take religious or moral instruction from an outside provider during the school day has cleared its final legislative hurdle.Ray Carter | May 29, 2024
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Education
Ban on ‘three-cueing’ in reading nears final passage
Legislation that would prohibit Oklahoma teachers from using the discredited “three cueing” method to teach reading is now just one vote away from Gov. Kevin Stitt’s desk.Ray Carter | May 29, 2024
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Education
Shawnee schools target child-abuse whistleblowers
The Shawnee school district is trying to use the courts to force the unmasking of numerous whistleblowers who raised concerns about child molestation.Ray Carter | May 28, 2024
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Education
Report shows ‘the rich’ get tax subsidies through public schools
Oklahoma taxpayers are subsidizing the education of wealthy students (in public schools).Ray Carter | May 24, 2024
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Education
HB 1425 could improve student attendance, moral training
If HB 1425’s only benefit is to improve student attendance, it will be a success. And if the moral instruction students access because of the law impacts their outlook and lives in broader ways, that’s even better.Jonathan Small | May 21, 2024
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Education
School Bible classes linked to better attendance
A bill awaiting a vote in the Oklahoma House of Representatives would allow students to be excused for offsite Bible study. Proponents say this could impact students’ moral foundations and also boost school attendance.Ray Carter | May 13, 2024
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Education
Families, students harmed by Oklahoma Tax Commission’s action
A bizarre legal interpretation from the Oklahoma Tax Commission has resulted in a significant number of families being stripped of educational opportunities.Ray Carter | May 9, 2024
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Education, Culture & the Family
Oklahoma lawsuits challenge Biden’s Title IX rewrite
Attorney General Gentner Drummond has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s rewrite of federal Title IX rules that adds “gender identity” to the law, effectively meaning a law intended to protect women’s rights will now instead protect the rights of men to enter women’s bathrooms and other private spaces if the men claim to identify as women.Ray Carter | May 7, 2024