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Education, Culture & the Family
Sarah Stitt: School choice can break cycles of dysfunction
First Lady Sarah Stitt said the lessons she reaped from her upbringing include the importance of education and empowering families with school choice.Ray Carter | April 3, 2023
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Education, Culture & the Family
Oklahoma parents, students rally for school choice
Hundreds of parents and students urged lawmakers to enact robust school-choice policies this year that will allow Oklahoma families to more easily access private schools and homeschooling, speaking out at a Capitol rally on Thursday.Ray Carter | March 30, 2023
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Education, Law & Principles
Court finds Edmond schools broke state law
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that Edmond Public Schools’ COVID vaccination policy violated state law.Ray Carter | March 30, 2023
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Education
OCPA opposes changes to HB 1935
OCPA President Jonathan Small issued the following statement today on Senate changes to House Bill 1935, which had previously offered a truly universal school choice program to parents, students and families everywhere in Oklahoma.Staff | March 27, 2023
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Education, Culture & the Family
State Board of Education approves parent rights regulations
Citing their obligation to enforce existing state laws, members of the State Board of Ed adopted regulations bolstering parents’ rights to review their child’s classroom materials and school-library content, and banning school officials from withholding information about a child from parents.Ray Carter | March 24, 2023
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Education, Law & Principles
OCPA praises AG Drummond for shutting down school discrimination
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs President Jonathan Small today praised Attorney General Gentner Drummond for his efforts to prevent illegal discrimination against private-school students in athletic competitions.Staff | March 23, 2023
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Education, Culture & the Family
OCPA praises House lawmakers for defending parents’ rights
OCPA President Jonathan Small today praised members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives for voting to prevent school officials from discussing sexual issues with young children.Staff | March 23, 2023
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Education, Law & Principles
Senate votes to move school-board elections to November
Saying the extremely low voter turnout in odd-timed spring elections has often untethered school board members from the parents they are supposed to serve, members of the Oklahoma Senate have voted to move those elections to the November general-election ballot.Ray Carter | March 23, 2023
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Education
Effort to improve high-school outcomes clears House
An effort to boost Oklahoma’s academic outcomes by requiring schools to provide more support to high-school students who do not meet career-and-college readiness benchmarks has gained approval from the Oklahoma House of Representatives.Ray Carter | March 22, 2023
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Education
Bill to highlight MLK’s strategies in schools advances
Legislation requiring that Oklahoma students be provided an opportunity to learn about the principles Martin Luther King, Jr., relied on during the civil-rights era has passed out of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.Ray Carter | March 22, 2023