Articles
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Higher Education
OSU documents focus on ‘gender confirmation’ surgery, transgender advocacy
A range of Oklahoma State University documents, obtained through an open-records request, describe the idea that heterosexuality is the prevalent norm in society as a Western “system of power,” dismiss biological sex as an “ambiguous” term, indicate that OSU officials will help train high-school students in transgender advocacy, and encourage individuals to seek out personal information from others in ways experts warn could prompt lawsuits in the workplace.Ray Carter | December 12, 2022
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Education
After assault, Edmond transgender bathroom policy questioned
An Edmond police report indicates an Oct. 26 assault in the girls’ bathroom at Memorial High School involved at least one male student who identified as a female.Ray Carter | December 8, 2022
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Education
Pandemic fueled school choice in Oklahoma
Thousands of Oklahoma students left the traditional public school system during the COVID-19 pandemic and those families continued to embrace school choice two years later, declining to return to traditional district schools even after those schools reopened for in-person instruction, according to a new report.Ray Carter | December 8, 2022
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Education, Law & Principles
Motion Picture Association opposes Oklahoma library book ratings
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has indicated it may sue Oklahoma schools if a state senator’s proposal to use a G/PG/R rating system for school-library books is implemented.Ray Carter | December 8, 2022
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Education
Study finds school choice benefits rural students
A new study—from a state that actually has school choice in rural areas—shows that school-choice programs have benefited rural students without harm to local public schools.Ray Carter | December 6, 2022
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Health Care
Price-transparent Oklahoma doctors attracting medical tourism
Early in his career, Dr. Keith Smith noted that hospitals were “constantly poor-mouthing, saying, ‘We’re going broke,’” yet those same hospitals constantly had cranes in front of them due to expansion. And self-contradiction was not the worst thing happening at those hospitals.Ray Carter | December 5, 2022
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Education, Law & Principles
AG: Religious charter schools are legal in Oklahoma
In an official legal opinion, Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor says a state law that prohibits religious entities from operating a public charter school likely violates the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and “therefore should not be enforced,” based on rulings from both the U.S. Supreme Court and the Oklahoma Supreme Court.Ray Carter | December 1, 2022
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Law & Principles
Activists say Muscogee (Creek) Nation should honor treaty
Descendants of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s former slaves say it is time the tribe finally honors the commitment it made in 1866 to give them citizenship.Ray Carter | December 1, 2022
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Law & Principles
Nonprofit creates fake quote to attack anti-CRT law
A nonprofit organization is offering to pay for the legal defense of teachers accused of violating a law that bans teaching children that “one race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex.”Ray Carter | November 29, 2022
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Education
Report: Tulsa schools received millions for racial programs
A new report shows Tulsa Public Schools has received millions of dollars from a national group that claims “white supremacy” is a problem in education.Ray Carter | November 23, 2022