Articles
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Education
Oklahoma schools using virtual days to poach teachers, cook records
At some Oklahoma public schools, more than one in four school days are occurring online rather than in person, effectively generating bogus attendance records for schools, helping districts poach teachers from schools that do provide in-person instruction, and producing as little as 30 minutes of teaching per day even as taxpayers are funding full school days, according to state lawmakers.Ray Carter | February 6, 2024
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Law & Principles
Bill mandating arbitrary DHS investigation of parents should be killed
Legislation that would subject Oklahoma parents to a Department of Human Services background check if they homeschool their children, or even move to another school district, should be killed.Staff | February 6, 2024
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Law & Principles
Governor notes Oklahoma ‘reservations’ not normal
In this year’s “State of the State” address, Gov. Kevin Stitt bluntly noted that those supposed reservations in Oklahoma have no relationship to Native American reservations in other states.Ray Carter | February 6, 2024
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Budget & Tax
Stitt: Time to put income tax on path to zero
In his sixth “State of the State” address, Gov. Kevin Stitt urged lawmakers not only to cut taxes but also to put the personal income tax on the path to full elimination over time.Ray Carter | February 5, 2024
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Education
Widowed mother of three among Oklahoma school-choice beneficiaries
Widowed mother Emily McDonald is raising three children, including a son with autism, on a modest income. When her daughter started to be bullied in kindergarten and came home crying nearly every day, Emily knew she had to make a change.Ray Carter | February 5, 2024
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Budget & Tax
Oklahoma senators sign tax-cut pledge
A dozen Oklahoma state senators, who represent a combined one million Oklahomans, have signed a pledge to cut the state income tax this year.Staff | February 5, 2024
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Criminal Justice
Oklahoma’s proposed commutation rules unwise
On the whole, Oklahoma’s commutation process has worked well for many years. The proposed rules from the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board are completely unnecessary and counterproductive. They should be shelved and the current system maintained.Jonathan Small | February 5, 2024
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Judicial Reform, Culture & the Family
Advocates: Oklahoma judicial reform crucial to pro-life cause
Pro-life Oklahomans must support repeal of the Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC)—a secretive group dominated by left-wing attorneys who effectively control judicial selection—two national pro-life advocates noted during a recent Oklahoma visit.Ray Carter | February 2, 2024
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Education, Law & Principles
Oklahoma school virtual days harming parents’ jobs
Some Oklahoma public schools’ excessive use of virtual days for non-emergency situations is threatening the incomes of working parents or requiring them to use up most of their vacation time, according to state Sen. Kristen Thompson.Ray Carter | February 1, 2024
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Education, Law & Principles
Oklahoma groups want school board elections on Election Day
Voter turnout for local school board elections is notoriously low. Several Oklahoma groups are working to boost voter turnout by moving those elections to Election Day.Brandon Dutcher | February 1, 2024