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Education
Statewide, parents are sending message on school choice
I’ve recently noted that voters have sent a message on school choice by overwhelmingly electing its supporters to statewide and legislative offices. But Oklahoma parents have separately sent an equally loud message by voting with their feet and pocketbooks.Jonathan Small | January 25, 2023
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Education
Walters promises nation’s ‘most comprehensive’ reading plan
Newly elected State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters promised lawmakers his administration will soon unveil “the most comprehensive reading plan in the country” to reverse the significant decline in student literacy that occurred under his Democratic predecessor, Joy Hofmeister.Ray Carter | January 24, 2023
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Education, Culture & the Family
To oppose school choice, Democrats attack religious freedom
To combat the growing public demand for robust school choice in Oklahoma, Democratic lawmakers have filed bills that would infringe on Oklahomans’ First Amendment rights and impose regulations to make private schools less effective.Ray Carter | January 24, 2023
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Education
The sky won’t fall when Oklahoma empowers parents
The special interests who run Oklahoma’s public school monopoly need to show a little more confidence in their own schools. If parents are satisfied, they won’t leave.Brandon Dutcher | January 23, 2023
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Education, Culture & the Family
Piedmont father says son expelled for opposing transgender bathrooms
A father of six said Piedmont school officials expelled his son from school, and imposed other punishments, because the youth expressed opposition to a proposed federal law that would require schools to grant bathroom access based on individuals’ self-proclaimed gender identity rather than sex.Ray Carter | January 20, 2023
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Budget & Tax
It’s (still) time for tax reform
Oklahoma has a chance to stay ahead of the curve this legislative session with an increase in revenue creating an environment where significant tax reform is being seriously discussed at the state Capitol.Curtis Shelton | January 20, 2023
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Education
Major school-choice bills filed in Oklahoma
Oklahoma families across the state could use taxpayer funds to pay for private-school tuition under legislation filed in the state Senate. The bills, if passed, would provide the largest expansion of school-choice opportunity in state history.Ray Carter | January 19, 2023
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Education
Senate leaders call for reading focus, graduation standards
Education leaders in the Oklahoma Senate have unveiled a wide-ranging agenda that includes greater focus on childhood literacy and raising Oklahoma’s graduation standards to meet national norms.Ray Carter | January 18, 2023
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Education, Good Government
Stitt touts ‘big ideas,’ more access to ‘education choices’
Gov. Kevin Stitt set the right tone for his second term in his inauguration speech, signaling a focus on good policy. Stitt’s agenda gives Oklahomans reason for optimism.Jonathan Small | January 17, 2023
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Education
Listen to OCPA’s Ryan Haynie on Newstalk KLCI
OCPA's Ryan Haynie joins host of Newstalk KCLI, Harold Wright, to discuss school choice in Oklahoma.Staff | January 13, 2023