Articles
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Education
Complaint seeks Shawnee accreditation downgrade over abuse
A complaint filed with the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) requests that the agency investigate and downgrade the accreditation status of the Shawnee school district, alleging that school officials failed to protect children from former coach Ronald Gene Arthur, who has been accused of grooming and sexually mistreating students.Ray Carter | August 16, 2022
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Budget & Tax
It’s time to modernize Oklahoma’s sales-tax structure
Modernizing Oklahoma’s sales tax structure will help create a more well-balanced tax environment and will make it easier to end Oklahoma’s reliance on the income tax.Curtis Shelton | August 10, 2022
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Education
High per-pupil funding has little impact on Oklahoma teacher pay
A review of public-school districts with some of Oklahoma’s highest per-pupil funding shows that extra cash doesn’t automatically translate into better pay for teachers, nor does it prevent educator shortages.Ray Carter | August 10, 2022
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Education
Lankford seeks education vouchers for students
U.S. Sen. James Lankford has filed federal legislation that would take unspent federal COVID funds and use the money to pay private-school tuition for low-income children who suffered COVID-learning loss due to prolonged public-school closures.Ray Carter | August 9, 2022
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Education
Some public schools have elite-prep-school funding, not results
Oklahoma’s per-pupil funding for public schools typically ranks low in 50-state comparisons. But significant local property-tax bases have allowed several dozen Oklahoma districts to achieve dramatically higher per-pupil funding levels.Ray Carter | August 9, 2022
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Education
Poll: Oklahoma voters underestimate how much is spent on education
Oklahomans believe public school funding is too low—until they are told how much we actually spend.Brandon Dutcher & Curtis Shelton | August 9, 2022
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Budget & Tax
Panasonic lessons can provide clarity
Transformational policy reforms and not corporate welfare hold the keys to creating an Oklahoma where Oklahomans can thrive.Jonathan Small | August 8, 2022
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Education
News 9/News On 6 survey finds support for school choice
A new survey of likely Republican voters in Oklahoma shows very strong support for school choice.Brandon Dutcher | August 4, 2022
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Budget & Tax, Good Government
Oklahoma state savings reach historic level
Gov. Kevin Stitt says record-high savings means the Oklahoma government can now provide tax relief.Ray Carter | August 4, 2022
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Budget & Tax
Lankford, other Republicans warn against tax increase
U.S. Sen. James Lankford and other Republican lawmakers warn that a proposed tax-and-spend package recently unveiled by Democrats, the “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022,” will hammer U.S. manufacturing and cause consumer prices to surge even amidst historic levels of inflation.Ray Carter | August 4, 2022