Articles
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Education
$5,000 pay raise an indirect bailout of mismanaged schools?
Members of the Oklahoma State Board of Education have approved a budget request developed by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister that calls for giving teachers another $5,000 raise on top of the $7,200 in combined average raises provided since 2018.Ray Carter | September 22, 2022
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Higher Education
OU leader bashes CRT law
An official at the University of Oklahoma says a state law that bans teaching students that “an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, is inherently racist” represents a “barrier” for OU officials and has created a “chilling effect” on “research” conducted by professors.Ray Carter | September 21, 2022
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Education, Law & Principles
Lankford targets teacher union’s charter
U.S. Sen. James Lankford has filed legislation to strip the National Education Association of its federal charter.Ray Carter | September 20, 2022
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Higher Education
OU prof defends person wishing ‘excruciating’ death of queen
A University of Oklahoma professor who is part of the school’s Gateway to Belonging program is listed among those defending a Carnegie Mellon University professor who publicly wished Queen Elizabeth II of England would endure an “excruciating” death.Ray Carter | September 20, 2022
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Higher Education
New Career Tech program connects students, employers
Debates continue to swirl around student loan debt forgiveness and the cost of college tuition and fees that caused the debt in the first place. Meanwhile, a new Oklahoma CareerTech program will better connect employers and students who are interested in work-based learning.Mike Wilt | September 19, 2022
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Criminal Justice
Experts say more police, diversion programs, can lower crime
Experts told lawmakers they can reduce both incarcerations and crime rates by, in part, increasing the number of police on the street and boosting the use of diversion programs for lower-tier offenders.Ray Carter | September 16, 2022
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Criminal Justice
Self-defense can land domestic-abuse victims in jail
Women in abusive relationships often fall into illegal activity due in part to that relationship, which increases their likelihood of landing in an Oklahoma prison, a range of experts told state lawmakers this week.Ray Carter | September 14, 2022
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Education, Culture & the Family
Tulsa sex ed instructs students on pansexual ID
A glimpse at how sex education is handled in some Oklahoma schools today and how that material may differ significantly from the basic biology-focused lessons provided to prior generations.Ray Carter | September 13, 2022
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Culture & the Family
State officials focus on crisis pregnancies post-Roe
A newly created state task force will begin work next week on policy recommendations regarding how to support Oklahoma women facing unplanned pregnancies.Ray Carter | September 9, 2022
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Education, Law & Principles
Transgender bathroom issue extends beyond urban core
Recent controversies regarding the transgender bathroom policies in public schools are not isolated to urban districts or schools in university towns but are cropping up far from Oklahoma’s urban core.Ray Carter | September 8, 2022