Articles
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Education
Supplemental school material causes online liberal meltdown
While California Gov. Gavin Newsom thinks Oklahoma’s partnership with PragerU is “disgusting,” one Oklahoma teacher says of PragerU content: “Kids were engaged & loved it!”Ray Carter | September 7, 2023
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Higher Education
Silencing is ‘prevalent’: OU fares poorly on free-speech ranking
OU ranks 134th overall in a new report on campus free speech. “Pretty much every day I have to suppress my thoughts on issues,” says one OU student. “Cancel culture and silencing are prevalent at OU.”Ray Carter | September 6, 2023
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma law schools silent after Supreme Court ruling
We asked the OU, OCU, and TU law schools what policy changes they have adopted regarding preferential treatment based on race, national origin, or sex. None of the three schools responded.Ray Carter | September 5, 2023
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Budget & Tax
Stitt calls for income-tax elimination
In recent weeks, in interviews with both local media and national outlets, Gov. Kevin Stitt has called for Oklahoma to gradually eliminate the personal income tax to turbocharge the state economy.Ray Carter | September 1, 2023
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Energy
Left-wing policies and unintended consequences
Even in Oklahoma, interest groups continue to push “green” energy policies. As Hawaii shows, the trade-off involved in promoting such policies, if done without consideration for the bigger picture, can be incredibly destructive.Jonathan Small | September 1, 2023
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Education
Lankford seeks action on Chinese Communist role in schools
U.S. Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma City, is among 18 members of the U.S. Senate calling for a nationwide audit to “determine how much funding from hostile foreign governments has flowed into America’s K-12 schools.”Ray Carter | August 31, 2023
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Education
Oklahoma’s first classical charter school opens
After more than three years of preparation and planning, Tulsa Classical Academy had its ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 25, making it the first classical public charter school in Oklahoma.Ray Carter | August 25, 2023
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Education
‘Wraparound’ services a flop
Over the last three decades, enrollment in Oklahoma public schools increased by 5.8 percent—but public school staff increased 19.9 percent. Academic results have not surged along with school staffing.Jonathan Small | August 25, 2023
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Education
Tulsa schools accredited, but with increased state oversight
Following weeks of public debate, the State Board of Education has voted to accredit Tulsa Public Schools for another year, but board members also imposed several requirements on the district that will increase state oversight of Tulsa schools.Ray Carter | August 24, 2023
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Education
With Tulsa under scrutiny, Superintendent Gist resigns
With Tulsa public schools facing a downgrade in its state accreditation, or even potential state takeover, Tulsa Public Schools Superintendent Deborah Gist has announced she is resigning. Her last day on the job will be Sept. 15.Ray Carter | August 23, 2023