Articles
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Budget & Tax, Higher Education
Despite higher ed officials' claims, spending at an all-time high
Over the past year, Oklahoma’s higher education administrators have been quick to vocalize a doomsday scenario for Oklahoma’s colleges and universities if the state legislature reduced appropriations again.Cody Ray Milner | August 14, 2017
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Higher Education
Tuition sticker price is not the real cost to students, families
The Oklahoma Regents for Higher Education met June 28 and 29 to review state appropriation levels for the 2018 Fiscal Year and decide on the ever-pressing question of just how much state universities and colleges may charge their students in tuition--this year increasing rates an average of 5.3%.Cody Ray Milner | August 14, 2017
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Budget & Tax, Higher Education
ECU closes branch campus, continues spending spree
ECU doubled its spending, from $22 million to $44 million. Yet it's the students who pay the bigger cost as ECU is now closing a campus.Cody Ray Milner | August 14, 2017
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Budget & Tax
Misleading statements harmful
Oklahoma President David Boren made a dead-last claim regarding state support for higher education.Jonathan Small | August 11, 2017
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Higher Education
Oklahoma’s (missing) $8,872 teacher pay raise
Oklahoma now employs more non-teachers than teachers.Benjamin Scafidi | August 10, 2017
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Budget & Tax, Law & Principles
Court upholds taxpayer protections
The Oklahoma Supreme Court today struck down the revenue provisions in Senate Bill 845 and, in so doing, upheld limits on legislative power that were added to the Oklahoma Constitution by voters a quarter century ago.Trent England | August 10, 2017
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Education
Christians and public schools: Babylon, Exodus, or Pentecost?
Parents should evaluate local schools, public and private, and select the one that aligns best with their views and goals.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | August 10, 2017
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Higher Education
Is college worth the money?
If you are unprepared for college or plan to major in a field with few job prospects, you should really think twice.Neal McCluskey | August 10, 2017
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Good Government
Blue-state blues
We keep hearing the same argument: More revenue will make it easier to fund state government.Jonathan Small | August 10, 2017
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Budget & Tax
Oklahoma’s private sector boosts household income
Household income matters because personal income is an important economic measure of a family’s well-being.J. Scott Moody & Wendy Warcholik, Ph.D. | August 10, 2017