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Education
Early school-choice deadline shutting out low-income, military families
Private-school officials say the June 15 application deadline is preventing some working-class, military, and first-time private-school families from participating in Oklahoma’s Parental Choice Tax Credit program.Ray Carter | October 5, 2026
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Education
How hard is it not to teach students that one race is superior to another?
There are only two potential explanations for critics’ opposition to HB 1775. Either opponents truly struggle to understand simple English, or opponents genuinely embrace horrific racism and sexism.Jonathan Small | October 5, 2026
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Education
Parents report high satisfaction with school-choice programs in West Virginia, Arkansas
Recent reports from West Virginia and Arkansas indicate high parent satisfaction and encouraging academic results among students participating in school-choice programs.Ray Carter | September 29, 2026
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Education
Oklahoma teachers need the authority to maintain classroom order
Effective teaching depends on an orderly classroom. Unfortunately, discipline policies can sometimes undermine teachers’ ability to address disruptive behavior.Jonathan Small | September 28, 2026
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Education
More than one-third of Oklahoma students attend schools of choice, survey finds
A new survey finds that 36 percent of Oklahoma parents say their children attend a school of choice rather than a geographically assigned public school. The survey also found that 68 percent of Oklahoma parents favor school vouchers.Ray Carter | September 23, 2026
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Education
Oklahoma Democrats call for more non-instructional spending in schools
In Oklahoma public schools, recent staffing growth has overwhelmingly occurred outside the teaching ranks. Yet two Democratic lawmakers recently made a case for additional administrators, behavioral specialists, and other support personnel.Ray Carter | September 22, 2026
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Education
Union urges teachers to oppose immigration enforcement
The National Education Association is urging educators to oppose federal immigration-enforcement policies and encouraging teachers to press their school districts to adopt policies governing how schools respond to immigration authorities.Ray Carter | September 21, 2026
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Education
Win-win: School choice is sending students to private schools—and freeing up dollars for public schools
Oklahoma’s expanding school-choice options are giving public schools greater financial flexibility while allowing families to choose the education that best fits their children.Jonathan Small | September 21, 2026
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Education
Oklahoma lawmakers urged to strengthen classroom discipline
In a recent interim study, supporters of stronger teacher protections told state lawmakers that Oklahoma should give educators greater authority to remove persistently disruptive students and protect teachers who enforce classroom rules.Ray Carter | September 17, 2026
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Education
Oklahoma schools with sky-high per-student funding are sitting on millions in reserves—and aren’t necessarily producing the highest academic results
Forty-one Oklahoma school districts receive no state aid because of their substantial local revenues. Could some of these districts put more of their available resources toward teacher compensation and/or property-tax rebates?Ray Carter | September 15, 2026