Articles
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Education
Stitt’s education focus: parents, teachers, outcomes
Gov. Kevin Stitt said improving education is the key to Oklahoma’s long-term future, and that his efforts are focused on parents, teachers and—ultimately—boosting student achievement.Ray Carter | October 5, 2022
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Law & Principles
As radical teachers complain, HB 1775 author says it is ‘doing what it is supposed to do’
By declaring House Bill 1775 is now impeding their work, some teachers—including one self-described radical—are indirectly indicating some concepts broadly associated with Critical Race Theory have been infused into classroom instruction.Ray Carter | October 5, 2022
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Education
Schools embrace politics in ways that hamper families
Oklahoma City Public Schools has announced it will close on Election Day, Nov. 8, and make up the lost day on April 7, 2023—Good Friday.Ray Carter | October 5, 2022
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Higher Education
UCO hosts DEI indoctrination
Yesterday, the University of Central Oklahoma canceled some classes and directed those students to a conference featuring an advocate of “Critical Race Theory,” or CRT.Staff | October 4, 2022
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Law & Principles
Stitt signs law preventing youth transgender surgeries
Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed legislation that blocks certain funding to Oklahoma Children’s Hospital at OU Health if the facility provides puberty blockers or performs transgender surgeries on youth.Ray Carter | October 4, 2022
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Law & Principles
Blind trust in prosecutors unwise
Oklahomans should be somewhat skeptical of prosecutions and investigations—because politicians often have a hand in them.Jonathan Small | October 4, 2022
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Education
Oklahoma open-transfer process often arbitrary for families
A 2021 state law that expanded the ability for families to seek open transfers so their children can attend other public-school districts has resulted in a significant increase in transfer requests.Ray Carter | October 4, 2022
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Culture & the Family
What is ‘pro-family’ public policy? Here are some principles
In a world gone mad, a pro-family approach to public policy doubtless resonates with many Oklahomans.Brandon Dutcher | September 30, 2022
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Health Care, Law & Principles
Child-transgender limits headed to governor
Legislation that supporters said would force the closure of a clinic that provides puberty blockers and transgender-surgery services to Oklahoma children won easy approval in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.Ray Carter | September 29, 2022
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Health Care, Culture & the Family
Senate votes to restrict transgender child surgeries
Members of the Oklahoma Senate have approved legislation that restricts a taxpayer-funded hospital from providing puberty blockers to children or playing a role in child surgeries that cosmetically change the patient’s body to look like that of the opposite sex.Ray Carter | September 29, 2022