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Education
As others exit, OSSBA maintains NSBA ties
A majority of state school boards associations have publicly distanced themselves from the National School Boards Association after the national group compared parents to terrorists, and 17 state associations have withdrawn from the NSBA.Ray Carter | December 21, 2021
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Education
One-time education funds creating long-term spending demand?
As the state spends federal COVID-bailout funding, officials at the Oklahoma State Department of Education have used millions of those one-time dollars to create new, potentially long-term jobs within the state’s education system.Ray Carter | December 17, 2021
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Education
School choice expansion clears state board
Expansion and preservation of school-choice opportunities in Oklahoma won strong approval from members of the State Board of Education at this month’s meeting.Ray Carter | December 17, 2021
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Education
Oklahoma ranks first in region for teacher pay
Oklahoma’s teacher shortage has long been blamed on low teacher pay, but a new report from the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency shows that excuse no longer holds water.Ray Carter | December 16, 2021
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Education
Deace says time is now to act on school choice
Steve Deace, a longtime conservative political activist and nationally prominent talk show host, says now is the time for policymakers to increase school choice opportunities in Oklahoma.Ray Carter | December 13, 2021
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Education
NEA/OEA admits anti-CRT law does not ban teaching history
When lawmakers passed House Bill 1775, which bans public schools from teaching certain concepts broadly associated with Critical Race Theory, critics claimed the law makes it illegal to educate children about some of history’s darker racial chapters.Ray Carter | December 9, 2021
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Education
Court finds Edmond school quarantine policy ‘irrational’
Oklahoma County District Court Judge Don Andrews has enjoined Edmond Public Schools from enforcing its COVID-19 quarantine policy, which requires unvaccinated students to be quarantined after potential exposure even when students do not test positive for the virus.Ray Carter | December 7, 2021
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Education
Cherokee chief mocks Oklahoma’s anti-CRT efforts
In a recent online post, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr., mocked efforts to keep Critical Race Theory out of Oklahoma classrooms.Ray Carter | December 7, 2021
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Education
Child harm from COVID shutdowns evident in suicide data
COVID and associated shutdowns have fueled a dramatic increase in suicidal thoughts and attempts among Oklahoma children, officials told lawmakers, and the repercussions are now leading to multi-million-dollar requests for new spending on treatment services.Ray Carter | December 3, 2021
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Education
Parents’ children, parents’ choice
Public schools aren't accountable. Parents need choices.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | December 2, 2021