Articles
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Education
Leaders React to Oklahoma Senator’s ‘Truly Shocking’ Mengele Comparison
Senator Ron Sharp invoked Nazi officer Josef Mengele when criticizing school choice legislation being considered by the committee.Jay Chilton | February 24, 2017
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Education
To get to the national average, Oklahoma higher ed needs to shed 13,680 non-instructional workers
Oklahoma’s higher education system employs 2.5 non-instructional workers per 100 private sector workers, which is a whopping 70 percent higher than the national average and the 5th highest level in the country for 2015.J. Scott Moody & Wendy Warcholik, Ph.D. | February 23, 2017
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Education
Educators, Policymakers Decry ‘Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations’
All children learn differently. The cookie-cutter approach to the public school system does not provide for that.Jay Chilton | February 21, 2017
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Education
ESA Bill Passes Education Committee: Q&A with State Sen. Rob Standridge
State Sen. Rob Standridge, R-Norman, sat down with CIJ following a meeting of the Oklahoma Senate Education Committee on Monday where his Education Savings Account bill, SB 560, passed by a one-vote marginJay Chilton | February 21, 2017
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Budget & Tax
First steps on the road to balancing Oklahoma’s state budget without increasing taxes on working Oklahomans
In order to help close the budget gap for Oklahoma’s state government, the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs proposes the following 13 ideas.Jonathan Small | February 21, 2017
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Budget & Tax, Health Care
TSET Billboard Spending Examined
TSET currently uses 92 billboards in Oklahoma’s major population areas. The total budget for TSET’s billboard advertising campaign in fiscal year 2017 is $770,000.Jay Chilton | February 20, 2017
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Higher Education
A Public Letter to David Boren
Today, OCPA President Jonathan Small sent the following letter and public records request to the office of David Boren and the University of Oklahoma’s Open Records Office.Jonathan Small | February 14, 2017
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Education
More options needed for state employees, education employees, other government employees, and taxpayers
State revenues have declined because of Oklahoma’s struggling economy. Lawmakers should look for innovative reforms that allow for government services to be provided at a lower cost.Jonathan Small | February 14, 2017
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Budget & Tax
Oklahoma's Budget Process
How the state government spends its money is a concern for most Oklahomans. Where that money goes tells citizens about the priorities of our politicians.Curtis Shelton | February 14, 2017
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Budget & Tax
Never Enough Revenue
What does government cost? Often the only real answer is, whatever politicians can convince us it costs.Trent England | February 2, 2017