Articles
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Education
Oklahoma Charter Schools Prevail
The struggle for quality education in Oklahoma, particularly in terms of consumer choice and empowerment, is rarely marked by dramatic moments. Most forward movement toward better schooling comes in small increments.Patrick B. McGuigan | June 1, 2009
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Education
How High Is Teacher Pay in Oklahoma?
When it comes to teacher pay in Oklahoma, here's a familiar refrain: Oklahoma has one of the lowest average salary levels for public school teachers in the nation, and we need to pay more to compete for the best.Neal McCluskey | June 1, 2009
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Culture & the Family
The industry of racial identity should have long ago been shut down
So argues Victor Davis Hanson today at National Review Online.Brandon Dutcher | June 1, 2009
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Education
The Ivory Tower: Crumbling From Within?
Sandefer says he understands that the ivory towers of academia are built to withstand attacks from the outside. But he believes that continued bureaucratic rot from within, combined with innovation and disaggregation from the outside, may finally bring them down. The victors, he says, will be students, parents, and taxpayers.Jane S. Shaw | June 1, 2009
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Education
How High Is Teacher Pay in Oklahoma?
When it comes to teacher pay in Oklahoma, here's a familiar refrain: Oklahoma has one of the lowest average salary levels for public school teachers in the nation, and we need to pay more to compete for the best.Neal McCluskey | June 1, 2009
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Budget & Tax
State cuts income tax
Alas, it's not Oklahoma.Brandon Dutcher | May 29, 2009
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Good Government
What Luther Can Teach Us Today
Monday will mark the 488th anniversary of The Edict of Worms, the famous decree issued against Martin Luther. But what can Luther teach us today?Brandon Dutcher | May 22, 2009
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Judicial Reform
Lawsuit reform: trust but verify
I have a coffee mug, a souvenir of my recent trip to the Reagan Library, emblazoned with the great man's signature under three words he liked to use: "Trust but verify."Brandon Dutcher | May 18, 2009
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Budget & Tax
This outrageous spending must stop
UCO economist Mickey Hepner is a staunch supporter of Barack Obama, yet in this excellent column Dr. Hepner explains why "this outrageous spending must stop."Brandon Dutcher | May 18, 2009
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Culture & the Family
On creating young conservatives
"This is a good moment," Dr. John Mark Reynolds writes, "to begin the long process of educating the next generation of voters so that generation Obama gives way to generation Conservative."Brandon Dutcher | May 8, 2009