Articles
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Higher Education
DEI no longer mandatory for AZ professor applicants
Ray Carter | August 22, 2023
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Education
Tulsa learning loss worst in state—and stands out nationwide
Between 2019 and 2022, student learning loss in Tulsa Public Schools may have been the worst in Oklahoma.Ray Carter | August 21, 2023
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Health Care
Medicaid expansion failing rural hospitals
A new report shows that more than two years into Medicaid expansion in Oklahoma the share of rural hospitals facing financial challenges has increased.Ray Carter | August 17, 2023
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Education
Effort to improve Tulsa schools draws threats from officials
In recent weeks, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters has criticized the extremely poor outcomes produced by Tulsa schools and indicated the district could have its state accreditation lowered or even face a state takeover.Ray Carter | August 16, 2023
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Higher Education
OU diversity office touts mental-health counseling for students upset by Hawaii fire
The OU Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is touting the availability of mental-health counseling services for OU students upset by news of Hawaii wildfires.Ray Carter | August 16, 2023
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Higher Education
As tuition and fees soar, OU features drag queen at freshman orientation
Unremorseful after paying a drag queen $18,000 in April, OU is now featuring a drag queen at freshman orientation.Ray Carter | August 14, 2023
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Education
Despite lavish spending, TPS performance goes from bad to worse
Tulsa has $16,979 per student, yet academic outcomes are abysmal.Jonathan Small | August 14, 2023
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Culture & the Family
Transgender ‘affirmation’ has long-term consequences, Oklahoma City psychiatrist says
Affirming a child’s belief that he or she is actually the opposite gender puts that child on a fast-track to medical interventions that have severe, lifelong side effects.Ray Carter | August 10, 2023
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma lawmakers’ actions may have dramatic impact
State-tribal tobacco compacts, recently enacted by lawmakers over Gov. Kevin Stitt’s objections, contain language that federal records indicate could allow tribes to claim a dramatic expansion of territory subject to the compacts, potentially diverting tens of millions of dollars in tax collections away from the state.Ray Carter | August 8, 2023
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Budget & Tax
With Oklahoma government spending and savings at record-high levels, it’s time to cut taxes
In Oklahoma, government spending and savings accounts have reached record levels, and it is time to cut taxes.Curtis Shelton | August 8, 2023