Articles
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Education
Demographic Changes Coming to Oklahoma
Oklahoma has enacted some substantial K-12 reforms in recent years, including parental choice programs and A-F school letter grading. District interests, however, have pushed back fiercely in a variety of ways.Matthew Ladner | April 22, 2015
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Education
Oklahoma’s Demographic Trends Point Up the Need for Education-Delivery Modernization
“How hard should Oklahoma hold on to the K-12 status-quo, and where is it taking the state?” Dr. Matthew Ladner asks in this month’s issue of Perspective.Brandon Dutcher | April 22, 2015
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Law & Principles
Oklahomans want Transparency for Federal Funding
The Oklahoma Senate is considering House Bill 1748, which would require state agencies to disclose information about their relationships with the federal government.Trent England | April 21, 2015
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Education
School Choice and Freedom of Conscience
Ultimately, the school choice debate is inexorably linked with the right to freedom of conscience and for parents to direct the upbringing of their own children.Trent England | April 10, 2015
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Budget & Tax, Agriculture
Unleashing Rural Opportunity in Oklahoma
In the long term, to maximize the economic-development impact of the ROZ and to establish the north-south corridor of processors, Oklahoma should continue to pursue a methodical, responsible phase-out of its income tax.Steve Anderson | April 8, 2015
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Education
Oklahomans want school choices
A recent SoonerPoll survey of likely Oklahoma voters discovered that voters favor educational choice policies — including charter schools, vouchers, tax credits, and education savings accounts.Brandon Dutcher | April 8, 2015
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Education
Thoughts on the Education Rally
With this year’s education rally behind us, here are six observations about one of the key themes at the rally — education funding.Brandon Dutcher | April 1, 2015
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Good Government
Uniform State Rules Make Sense for Uber, Lyft
No one would accept “local control” as a defense of government corruption. The purpose of government is justice—when one part of government forgets that, we look to another to step in.Jonathan Small & Trent England | March 31, 2015
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Education
Why did these charter schools fail?
A common refrain against expanding educational choices for students is that some of the choices may turn out not to work. That is exactly what happened in two New York City charter schools. The failure is tragic for the students whom the school has failed, but, like most failure, it is also instructive.Trent England | March 25, 2015
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Education
YOU GUEST IT: Schools should prepare students for life's realities
For some years now, many in education have tried to gut gifted-and-talented and honors school programs, or even eliminate the traditional top class rankings historically bestowed on valedictorians and salutatorians.Mike Brake | March 24, 2015