Articles
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Education
Oklahoma beats Texas on school choice—for now
Based on comments from Texas politicians, recent Texas state election results, and the results of public polling in the Lone Star State, Texas could soon join Oklahoma in offering robust school choice.Ray Carter | August 8, 2024
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Higher Education
‘No one is losing their jobs’: After Stitt executive order, OU DEI rebranded
In December 2023, Gov. Kevin Stitt issued an executive order seeking to downsize or eliminate “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) offices and bureaucracy. But at the University of Oklahoma, it appears college officials responded to the order primarily by relabeling DEI offices and positions, and no DEI staff positions were eliminated.Ray Carter | August 7, 2024
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Education
Number of Oklahoma schools serving special-needs students continues to grow
An Oklahoma scholarship program serving children with special needs, adoptive children, and foster children allows students to use tax dollars to pay for private-school tuition. The average scholarship is $7,968 and the number of participating schools continues to grow.Ray Carter | August 6, 2024
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Economy
No-income-tax states outpacing Oklahoma
IRS interstate migration data show that states with no personal income tax are outpacing Oklahoma, particularly when it comes to attracting higher-income individuals.Ray Carter | August 5, 2024
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Energy
ESG study criticized for ‘significant flaws’; UCO prof defends work
According to the American Accountability Foundation, ESG interests paid a UCO professor about $6,800 “to manufacture a ‘study’ showing that anti-ESG laws are bad.”Ray Carter | August 2, 2024
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
As ‘gender identity’ controversy escalates, Oklahoma pushes back against Biden regulation
Even as controversy intensifies regarding “glorified male violence against women,” a federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction that prevents the Biden administration from forcing Oklahoma schools to allow men to use women’s bathrooms and locker rooms.Ray Carter | August 1, 2024
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Higher Education
OU hire tied to student civil-rights violations
OU’s new hire as institutional equity officer, Honey Ussery, was accused of violating a student’s civil rights when she held a similar position at the University of Mississippi—and the student at the center of that lawsuit prevailed in court.Ray Carter | August 1, 2024
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Education
Despite massive spending, study finds COVID learning loss persists
Despite the massive government spending meant to address COVID learning loss, a new report finds that students across the country continue to perform worse academically than their prepandemic counterparts.Ray Carter | July 30, 2024
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Energy
Bolstering Oklahoma law, pensioner sues over ESG investing
A class-action lawsuit targeting American Airlines’ reliance on ESG firms in the management of its employees’ pensions shows that some retired workers agree with Oklahoma’s anti-ESG stance.Ray Carter | July 29, 2024
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Health Care
Health agency collects Oklahomans’ data, balks at transparency
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has acknowledged that it collects Oklahomans’ personal medical information. But when an open-records request asked if the OSDH sells that data to third parties, the agency’s tune changed.Ray Carter | July 25, 2024