Articles
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Higher Education
OU hire should respect Oklahomans
The University of Oklahoma is kicking off a national search for an associate vice president of university community.Jonathan Small | August 10, 2018
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Education
Crossover Prep brings hope, transformation
Incredibly, only 22 African-American senior boys were college-ready in Tulsa Public Schools in 2015. With the help of Oklahoma’s tax-credit scholarship program, a private school in north Tulsa is tackling the problem head-on.Patrick B. McGuigan | August 9, 2018
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Education
As teacher pay raises kick in, OKCPS teachers must wait
Oklahoma City Public Schools announced that the raises due to all certified and support personnel would be delayed until September because “we felt it was important to work closely with our union partners in the interpretation and implementation of the statutes.”Mike Brake | August 8, 2018
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Education
OCPA comments on State Question 801
After Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin issued an election proclamation that places State Question 801 on the November ballot, Jonathan Small, president of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA), made the this statement.Staff | August 3, 2018
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Education
Free Market Friday: Emergency?
We continue to see news stories about emergency certifications for teachers who didn’t take the traditional certification route to get a teaching license. But are we getting the full story?Jonathan Small | August 3, 2018
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Law & Principles
Distorting facts to fit a narrative
Politicos in Oklahoma, and across the country, should stop bending the facts to meet their needs.Jonathan Small | July 27, 2018
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Budget & Tax, Good Government
Flood of federal dollars damages accountability
When state government spends federal dollars, it seems like “free” money. After all, state legislators did not impose the taxes. Legislators and other state officials are much less likely to be held accountable for how that money gets spent. Federal officials, on the other hand, can blame the state if the money is poorly used. Nobody is ever on the hook. For taxpayers, this system is a nightmare, but for politicians, it’s perfect.Trent England | July 26, 2018
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Law & Principles
The ethics of work and personal responsibility
OCPA distinguished fellow Andrew Spiropoulos reminds us that FDR compared welfare to a narcotic that saps self-respect and erodes the human spirit.Andrew C. Spiropoulos | July 26, 2018
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Higher Education, Law & Principles
Oklahoma professors push back against campus groupthink, identity politics
Concerned about stifling political correctness and the absence of viewpoint diversity on campus, some Oklahoma professors are speaking out.Staci Elder Hensley | July 23, 2018
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Budget & Tax, Education
Official says some assessors shortchange schools, counties
Oklahoma teachers spent much of the spring at the state Capitol requesting increased school budgets. But even as they won massive statewide tax increases, many of their own home county assessors were likely failing to collect millions of dollars in local property taxes for education.Mike Brake | July 20, 2018