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Education
Pandemic fueled school choice in Oklahoma
Thousands of Oklahoma students left the traditional public school system during the COVID-19 pandemic and those families continued to embrace school choice two years later, declining to return to traditional district schools even after those schools reopened for in-person instruction, according to a new report.Ray Carter | December 8, 2022
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Education, Law & Principles
Motion Picture Association opposes Oklahoma library book ratings
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has indicated it may sue Oklahoma schools if a state senator’s proposal to use a G/PG/R rating system for school-library books is implemented.Ray Carter | December 8, 2022
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Education
Study finds school choice benefits rural students
A new study—from a state that actually has school choice in rural areas—shows that school-choice programs have benefited rural students without harm to local public schools.Ray Carter | December 6, 2022
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Education
Revive civics, revive the Constitution
If America has enough constituents who know the Constitution, what it means and why it matters, then the Constitution just might have a chance.Trent England | December 6, 2022
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Education, Law & Principles
AG: Religious charter schools are legal in Oklahoma
In an official legal opinion, Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor says a state law that prohibits religious entities from operating a public charter school likely violates the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and “therefore should not be enforced,” based on rulings from both the U.S. Supreme Court and the Oklahoma Supreme Court.Ray Carter | December 1, 2022
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Education
Report: Tulsa schools received millions for racial programs
A new report shows Tulsa Public Schools has received millions of dollars from a national group that claims “white supremacy” is a problem in education.Ray Carter | November 23, 2022
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Budget & Tax, Education
Non-teaching staff surge limits Oklahoma teacher pay raises
Not only has the staffing surge cost teachers money, it has shown no effect on student outcomes.Curtis Shelton | November 21, 2022
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Education
Florida civics initiative tells the truth
Florida’s new civics initiative allows students to recognize the bad not as fatal flaws but as failures to be overcome. Other states should follow suit.Trent England | November 21, 2022
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Education
Mother who fears for son failed by open-transfer law
Despite expressing fear for her son’s future if he remains a student in the Tulsa Public School district, a mother was unable to obtain an open transfer into the Jenks district, which claims it lacks capacity for the youth.Ray Carter | November 18, 2022
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Education, Law & Principles
Parent reaps second court victory against Owasso schools
For the second time in a month, a federal court has sided with an Oklahoma father and prevented the Owasso school district from banning the man from campus after he objected to allegedly pornographic material in the school library.Ray Carter | November 15, 2022