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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
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Law & Principles
Experts warn against ranked-choice voting
Experts from across the nation, speaking at a legislative study in Oklahoma, warned state lawmakers against adopting ranked-choice voting.Ray Carter | September 12, 2023
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Higher Education
Oklahoma colleges’ loyalty oaths violate free speech
Why are Oklahoma’s university professors so often out of touch with the average citizen?Jonathan Small | September 12, 2023
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Education
Teachers’ unions are selling a big lie
It is time to hold teachers' unions accountable for pushing a radical political and social agenda that most teachers wouldn't support with their hard-earned money if they realized it.Bre Oberdick | September 11, 2023
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Education, Culture & the Family
Oklahoma school staff hired despite sex-crime allegations
Two Oklahoma school districts recently hired staff members—one of them a drag queen who reads to children—despite prior convictions or serious allegations of sex crimes involving children.Ray Carter | September 8, 2023
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Higher Education
Wall Street Journal highlights OU’s ‘unfettered spending spree’
The Wall Street Journal found that OU is “just devouring money”—and OU officials’ responses are unpersuasive.Jonathan Small | September 7, 2023