Articles
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Education
Charter school funding lags traditional public schools
If public charter school funding was tied to student results, those schools would be receiving more per pupil than most of their traditional public-school counterparts. Instead, they often receive much less.Ray Carter | September 25, 2023
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Economy
Oklahoma House Speaker warns of ESG’s economic harm
Oklahoma House Speaker Charles McCall is warning against the imposition of “Environmental, Social, and Governance” (ESG) policies on businesses.Ray Carter | September 21, 2023
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Budget & Tax
McCall: If Indians don’t owe income tax, no one should
Oklahoma Speaker of the House Charles McCall says that if tribal members don’t have to pay state income tax, then no Oklahoman should have to pay it.Ray Carter | September 20, 2023
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Education
19 in 20 Oklahoma high-school graduates are not prepared to begin college STEM courses
School-produced illiteracy remains a huge problem in Oklahoma—and our state’s poor academic outcomes are not limited to reading.Jonathan Small | September 20, 2023
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Law & Principles
Feds target Oklahoma business over customer misuse of product
The federal government could effectively shut down a small, family-owned Oklahoma business in Ada because in two isolated instances customers experienced tragedies after ignoring explicit product warnings.Ray Carter | September 20, 2023
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Education, Law & Principles
Unusual election dates are a drag on voter turnout
The president of the Western Heights school board was elected with 328 votes. Low voter turnout in odd-timed spring elections has untethered many school board members from the parents they are supposed to serve.Brandon Dutcher | September 19, 2023
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Culture & the Family
School board, mayoral races a bigger draw than tribal chief election
The leader of a Nation has been reelected with 2,350 votes.Ray Carter | September 18, 2023
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Culture & the Family
Cherokee Nation makes millions off illegal immigration
A recent report and government records show the Cherokee Nation has made millions of dollars off processing individuals who enter the U.S. illegally.Ray Carter | September 15, 2023
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Education
Oklahoma school money not flowing to kids with challenges
A member of the Tulsa school board says money meant for special-needs students isn’t always used for those students. It’s a problem state Sen. Adam Pugh tried to solve this year.Ray Carter | September 14, 2023
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Education
Western Heights parent worried by school’s response to child-abuse report
A parent in the Western Heights school district is concerned by school officials’ response to her report of alleged in-school abuse of her child by another student.Ray Carter | September 13, 2023