Articles
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Education
Brookings scholar underwhelmed by the evidence on universal pre-K
Here at home, rather than continuing to put all their eggs in Oklahoma’s ineffective government-pre-K basket, policymakers should diversify their pre-K portfolio with vouchers, tax credits, and Education Savings Accounts.Brandon Dutcher | March 11, 2014
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Education
Oklahoma’s per-pupil available revenues at an all-time high
According to the Oklahoma State Department of Education, per-pupil available revenues have reached an all-time high.Jonathan Small | March 7, 2014
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Education
Education Savings Accounts bear watching
Given some of its left-of-center funders and its membership in a George Soros-funded network of lefty news organizations, I’ve been keeping watch on Oklahoma Watch, a relatively new nonprofit journalism organization.Brandon Dutcher | March 2, 2014
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Education
Oklahoma public education revenues at an all-time high
According to the Oklahoma State Department of Education, total common education available revenues have reached an all-time high.Jonathan Small | February 28, 2014
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Good Government
Dr. Russell Moore: ‘Religious liberty has everything to do with the limits of the state’
Earlier this year, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear a consolidated case against the Obamacare abortifacient mandate, including the challenge brought by the David Green family, the owners and operators of Oklahoma City-based Hobby Lobby.Tina Korbe Dzurisin | February 19, 2014
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Budget & Tax
YOU GUEST IT: Lawmaker says Oklahomans could use additional tax relief
Recently, a group of 10 state legislators, me included, from the House of Representatives and state Senate introduced a proposal to gradually reduce Oklahoma’s personal income tax rate from 5.25 percent to 4 percent over four years.Leslie Osborn | February 19, 2014
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Higher Education
Will Increased Government Spending on Higher Ed Boost Economic Growth?
Fortunately, some reporters have the wisdom to consider not only that which is seen, but that which is unseen.Brandon Dutcher | February 14, 2014
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Education
The preschool non sequitur
“The passion of government pre-K advocates is evident,” Andrew J. Coulson correctly notes, “and no doubt they truly wish to help children, but their proposed solutions are based on a non sequitur.”Brandon Dutcher | February 14, 2014
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Education
‘Instead of accountability, we found leaders passing the blame’
That’s the report of Kim Jackson of Channel 8 in Tulsa, who recently set out to determine who’s responsible for the fact that nearly half of Tulsa’s public schools received an “F” in Oklahoma’s new grading system.Brandon Dutcher | February 13, 2014
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Education
Oklahoma considers Education Savings Accounts
Two state lawmakers have introduced legislation which would create an Education Savings Account (ESA) program in Oklahoma.Brandon Dutcher | February 12, 2014