Articles
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Higher Education
OU teacher course leans heavily into Critical Race Theory
A teacher-training course at the University of Oklahoma is one more example of the school’s “relentless ambition to harm and brainwash its students with DEI,” one critic notes.Ray Carter | November 18, 2024
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Education
Oklahoma’s public-school staffing surge raises eyebrows
How much of Oklahoma’s public school spending is eaten up in administrative overhead?Curtis Shelton | November 18, 2024
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Law & Principles
Don’t California our Oklahoma with a ‘top-two’ primary
Kamala Harris supporters, left-wing journalists, and others are pushing for a California-style “top-two primary” in Oklahoma. If this system had been in place in 2018, the general election for Oklahoma governor would have been between two Democrats.Trent England | November 18, 2024
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Judicial Reform
It’s time to eliminate Oklahoma judicial districts
If we truly want our best and brightest on the bench, we should dispense with the notion that jurists on our state’s highest court must come from every nook and cranny of the state.Ryan Haynie | November 14, 2024
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Education
National experts: Alleged violations in Bixby ‘shocking’
In a case that has received national attention, experts say the alleged treatment of Bixby children with Down syndrome and autism is appalling.Ray Carter | November 14, 2024
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Education
School-choice options popular with homeschool families
A nationwide poll of homeschool parents finds that 84 percent of homeschool families support tax-credit school-choice programs. Oklahoma provides a $1,000 tax credit for homeschoolers.Ray Carter | November 12, 2024
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Law & Principles
‘Jungle primary’ ballot measures go down in flames
Kamala Harris supporters, left-wing journalists, and others are pushing for a California-style “top-two primary” in Oklahoma. Voters in this reddest of red states aren’t likely to go for it.Trent England | November 12, 2024
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Law & Principles
Should Trump get 520 electoral votes?
Those who favor the National Popular Vote plan now have a perfect opportunity to demonstrate that NPV is not merely a thinly veiled partisan ploy.Trent England | November 11, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Ousted justice had history of bizarre legal opinions
Justice Yvonne Kauger had become known for drafting opinions that often rambled and provided little guidance to Oklahomans, in addition to being infused with left-wing talking points.Ray Carter | November 11, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Oklahoma’s judicial-retention elections are no longer a farce
Oklahomans sent a message when they voted to oust a sitting member of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Some liberals are upset that the system is finally working as designed.Jonathan Small | November 11, 2024