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Education
School Choice Proponents Hold Summit, Detractors Hold Protest
Parents, students and education stakeholders met at Oklahoma City Community College for the first annual Oklahoma School Choice Summit.Jay Chilton | January 31, 2017
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Good Government
Staff Member at Taxpayer-Funded Organization Works to Oppose Presidential Appointment
Hayley Jones serves on the executive staff for the Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration as deputy general counsel, paid on the taxpayer's dime. She also subverts government appointments.Jay Chilton | January 31, 2017
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Education
Historic Seminole Charter School Wins Approval from State Board of Education
After a contentious hearing and a unanimous vote by the State Board of Education, a new charter school is coming to Seminole.Jay Chilton | January 26, 2017
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Education
Oklahoma teacher pay closer to average when cost of living considered
A study on teacher pay by the 1889 Institute found that, when the cost of living is considered, teacher pay in Oklahoma jumps from 48th to 30th.Jay Chilton | January 17, 2017
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Higher Education
State Regents Define Goals, Advocate Increased Funding
The State Regents for Higher Education voted , to request an 18.3 percent increase in funding from the State of Oklahoma, a $957.9 million appropriations increase.Jay Chilton | January 17, 2017
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Education
Hooray for the Four-Day School Week?
“Your test scores are going to go up. Your attendance is going to go up. Overall teacher morale is a lot higher on a four-day school week.”Trent England | January 11, 2017
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Education
Oklahoma’s per-pupil spending is up
According to the latest available data from the National Center for Education Statistics, since 1999 per-pupil spending has risen from $8,624 to $9,728.Vicki Alger | January 10, 2017
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Budget & Tax, Good Government
An agenda for the legislature
Our lawmakers have a rare opportunity to take some real steps to address chronic budget issues and to make our state a better, safer, more attractive place to live.Jonathan Small | January 10, 2017
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Health Care
Obamacare Medicaid Expansion Enrollment Is Shattering Projections
Enrollment in previously reviewed states has blasted further past projected maximums, and new data from additional expansion states indicate the problem is even worse than previously known.Jonathan Ingram & Nicholas Horton | January 1, 2017
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Higher Education
Higher Ed Efficiency Questioned
82 percent of Oklahoma voters think higher education could be operated more efficiently. Fully 80 percent think the $411,000 annual compensation for Oklahoma’s chancellor of higher education is excessive.Brandon Dutcher | January 1, 2017