Articles
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Education
Minute of silence recommended for Oklahoma schools
State Superintendent Ryan Walters is encouraging schools to begin each day with a minute of silence in which students can reflect, pray, or engage in any other silent activity.Ray Carter | June 22, 2023
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Education
Oklahoma curriculum-transparency effort shot down
An effort to provide curriculum transparency to parents died in the Oklahoma House of Representatives this year after opponents said it could interfere with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs.Ray Carter | June 22, 2023
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Education
Teachers’ union offers ways to support transgenderism
The parent organization of the Oklahoma Education Association (OEA) is going all in for Pride Month.Ray Carter | June 21, 2023
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Culture & the Family
Family focus desperately needed
If we truly care for children, those who are lonely, the most vulnerable, and the future, then we must focus on building and empowering strong families.Jonathan Small | June 21, 2023
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Budget & Tax, Culture & the Family
After Oklahoma veto override, Sesame Street touts transgenderism
Within a week of Oklahoma lawmakers’ overriding Gov. Kevin Stitt’s veto of OETA reauthorization, Sesame Street was touting transgenderism to children.Ray Carter | June 20, 2023
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Good Government
A free-speech victory for all Oklahomans
If the right to voice your opinion in public-policy debates is contingent upon your financial ability to withstand a frivolous lawsuit, then free speech will be confined to only the wealthiest, while the average citizen is silenced.Jonathan Small | June 20, 2023
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Budget & Tax
Tribal gaming revenue is in the billions
Tribal gaming monopoly brings in billions each year.Curtis Shelton | June 20, 2023
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Education
2023 legislative session dominated by education
To a greater degree than in most years, the 2023 session of the Oklahoma Legislature was dominated by one issue—education.Ray Carter | June 20, 2023
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Higher Education
OU defends tuition hike as senators call for reform
The University of Oklahoma’s recent decision to further increase tuition, despite a huge increase in state appropriations, is drawing fire from state Senate leaders and leading to calls for reform, including imposing a legislative freeze on tuition.Ray Carter | June 20, 2023
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Higher Education
OCPA condemns OU tuition hike
OCPA President Jonathan Small said the recent tuition hike approved by OU is unjustified and shows the university is not serious about its mission of providing a quality, affordable education to Oklahomans.Staff | June 19, 2023