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Education, Law & Principles
Lawmaker makes false claim about own district
State Rep. Josh West recently claimed that he “ain’t got a private school within dadgum two hours of me.” But independent research shows that people throughout most of West’s district live within 30 minutes of a private school—some of which West himself has visited.Ray Carter | June 20, 2022
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Education
Oklahoma Secretary of Education: Academic focus needed in Tulsa
By Ray Carter Oklahoma Secretary of Education Ryan Walters is defending a Tulsa Public Schools board member who has come under fire after suggesting the district should focus more on academics than social agendas.Ray Carter | June 17, 2022
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Education, Law & Principles
AG O’Connor opposes Biden transgenderism mandate
Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor has joined a national coalition of state attorneys general to oppose the Biden administration’s efforts to force schools to embrace transgender policies, including policies that grant male students access to girls’ restrooms.Ray Carter | June 14, 2022
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Education
With education ‘on the wrong track,’ Oklahomans support parental choice
Most Oklahomans believe K-12 education is on the wrong track. They would choose something other than a regular public school if given the choice. And they support letting the money follow the child.Brandon Dutcher | June 14, 2022
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Education, Culture & the Family
Bathroom bill was a win, but parents deserve more
If Oklahoma funded students, not systems, many school officials may not feel free to impose left-wing agendas in the classroom, even in the most conservative Oklahoma communities.Jonathan Small | June 6, 2022
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Education
Some Oklahoma districts seek shorter school year
While most states require 180 days of instruction, some Oklahoma school districts seek a shorter school year than the minimum 165 days required under Oklahoma law.Ray Carter | May 27, 2022
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Education, Law & Principles
School bathroom bill headed to governor
Following hot on the heels of their Senate counterparts, the Oklahoma House of Representatives voted to prohibit public schools from adopting policies that allow boys to use girls’ bathrooms, sending the legislation to Gov. Kevin Stitt.Ray Carter | May 19, 2022
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Education, Law & Principles
Oklahoma Senate votes to ban boys from girls’ bathrooms
Oklahoma schools would be prohibited from allowing boys to use girls’ bathrooms, and schools would face the loss of state funding for violations, under legislation that easily passed out of the Oklahoma Senate.Ray Carter | May 19, 2022
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Budget & Tax, Education
Record school spending decried as insufficient
The state budget announced by Oklahoma legislative leaders this week includes record funding for public schools without enactment of any reforms that would empower parents and increase school choice opportunities.Ray Carter | May 18, 2022
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Education
Bixby backs away from LGBTQ training for pre-K teachers
The Bixby school district has backed away from providing online “professional development” training to pre-K through second-grade teachers that would have included LGBTQ material to “build awareness for students around their own identities.”Ray Carter | May 17, 2022