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Education
Oklahoma Department of Education must stop discriminating against Christians
Jonathan Small, president of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, issued the following statement today regarding apparently illegal action taken by the Oklahoma State Department of Education to restrict student opportunity and bar Christian schools from participating in the Lindsey Nicole Henry (LNH) Scholarships for Students with Disabilities program.Staff | November 11, 2020
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Education, Culture & the Family
Some Oklahoma officials echo Biden on statewide mask mandate
Following the lead of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, some state officials are demanding that Oklahoma institute a statewide mask mandate—including for school children.Ray Carter | November 10, 2020
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Education
‘Action civics’ teaches Oklahoma students to protest
Here in Oklahoma, action civics is promoted by an organization called Generation Citizen and by the Oklahoma State Department of Education.Mike Brake | November 10, 2020
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Education, Culture & the Family
Broken Arrow High School closes despite few COVID-19 cases
The Broken Arrow school district is shutting down in-person learning at its high school and transitioning to a fully online platform due to COVID-19 concerns. But the district’s own data shows very little COVID-19 infection exists at its schools.Ray Carter | November 6, 2020
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Budget & Tax, Education
Jenks revenue increases, per-pupil revenue falls
Jenks Public Schools has seen consistent growth in enrollment over the last decade while revenue remained somewhat flat until a large increase in fiscal year 2019.Curtis Shelton | November 5, 2020
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Education
GOP and school-choice supporters gain legislative seats
According to one group, this year’s results have also boosted the number of lawmakers who support school-choice policies.Ray Carter | November 4, 2020
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Budget & Tax, Education
Edmond school revenues continue to rise
Edmond Public Schools has seen a moderate increase in enrollment over the last decade but has experienced a faster increase in revenue.Curtis Shelton | November 3, 2020
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Education
OEA supports Horn
77.5 percent of the OEA’s political spending has gone to Democratic candidates.Curtis Shelton | November 2, 2020
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Education
Research refutes school-choice critics’ ‘segregation’ claim
Critics of school-choice policies have argued that charter schools and taxpayer-funded private-school scholarship programs lead to increased racial segregation.Ray Carter | November 2, 2020
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Education
Oklahoma needs a bigger ‘wallet’
Among the 30 states that have adopted private school-choice programs, five are using a new kind of school choice called Education Savings Accounts. Oklahoma doesn’t have this kind of choice yet—but it almost does!Greg Forster, Ph.D. | October 29, 2020