Articles
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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
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Health Care
Direct primary care puts the focus on patients
Not only do patients in a Direct Primary Care practice have faster, better access to their doctor, they also experience better health outcomes as well.Mike Brake | August 10, 2017
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Education
Oklahoma school districts pay $18,500 to hear private-school educator
Hats off to McAlester Public Schools for realizing that no one education sector—be it public, private, or home—has all the answers.Brandon Dutcher | August 10, 2017
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma Supreme Court hears arguments over authority of SQ 640
Supreme Court Justices listened to attorneys argue about whether State Question 640 applies to several revenue-raising measures passed in the final days of the 2017 legislative session.Jay Chilton | August 9, 2017
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Education, Law & Principles
Prior to preliminary hearing, DA drops Hofmeister charges, for now
Oklahoma’s superintendent of public instruction is at least temporarily free of a prosecution threat and can focus instead on her 2018 reelection campaign.Jay Chilton | August 9, 2017