Articles
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Higher Education
David Boren, Don Betz should correct the record
Yesterday, OCPA President Jonathan Small sent a letter to two Oklahoma university presidents to correct the record on claims about state funding to higher education.Trent England | June 23, 2017
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Higher Education
A public letter to President Boren and President Betz
Today, OCPA President Jonathan Small sent the following letter to OU President David Boren and UCO President Don Betz.Jonathan Small | June 22, 2017
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Higher Education
How does Oklahoma higher education funding really compare to other states?
Those who understand Oklahoma know a dollar here goes a long way compared to most other states.Curtis Shelton | June 22, 2017
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Higher Education
No, Oklahoma is not “dead last” in higher education funding
This claim, also made by UCO President Don Betz, has been used to support tuition hikes at Oklahoma’s state colleges and universities.Curtis Shelton | June 22, 2017
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Higher Education
High school equivalency graduates walk the stage, leave with diploma at OCCC
Not all high school students have a clear path to graduation. Some make mistakes that set them back.Jay Chilton | June 20, 2017
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Higher Education
Oklahoma higher education spending continues to rise
Total spending has increased so much in higher education that the legislature could zero out its appropriation altogether—saving more than $800 million, closing nearly all of the shortfall—and it would simply return this part of state government to slightly more than its 2013 spending level.Trent England | June 1, 2017
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Higher Education
China plants flag in Norman
Why is the University of Oklahoma advancing the interests of one of America’s global adversaries? OU should close its Confucius Institute as soon as possible.Mike Brake | June 1, 2017
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Higher Education
In higher education, tuition often does more than replace lost appropriations
No one disputes that the sticker price of college—what schools charge, not necessarily what students end up paying—has for decades been rising at a very fast clip. What analysts disagree about is why.Neal McCluskey | May 18, 2017
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Budget & Tax, Higher Education
The Bogus Budget: This one cut could solve the shortfall
Total spending has increased so much in higher education that the legislature could zero out its appropriation altogether—saving more than $800 million, closing nearly all of the shortfall—and it would simply return this part of state government to slightly more than its 2013 spending level.Trent England | May 2, 2017
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Higher Education
As OHLAP celebrates 25 years, Smalley, Henke pursue reforms
The Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program (OHLAP), otherwise known as Oklahoma’s Promise, celebrated 25 years with a rally at the state Capitol on Tuesday with Chancellor Glen Johnson and the State Regents for Higher Education touting what they see as the program’s success.Jay Chilton | April 19, 2017