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Education, Culture & the Family
Why don’t schools mandate masks? No COVID
Thirty-five percent of OK schools do not mandate mask-wearing. Why not? Because there is little or no COVID-19 in many of those communities, most are small districts able to socially distance students, and the absence of a mandate does not mean the absence of masks.Ray Carter | August 31, 2020
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Education
Oklahoma government funds controversial sex-ed curriculum
Many “age-appropriate” and “abstinence-based” sexual education courses in public schools are far more graphic than parents realize, and often stretch the meaning of the word “abstinence” to include a wide range of sexual activity, according to experts.Ray Carter | August 28, 2020
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Education
Tulsa district has fewer students, but wants more money
The Tulsa Public Schools expects to have fewer students to educate this year, further lowering expenses. And TPS has received millions in extra federal funding to cover COVID-19 costs.Ray Carter | August 27, 2020
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Education
School shutdowns urged despite local COVID-19 rates
Under a proposal developed by staff at the Oklahoma State Department of Education, school-closure mandates would have been tied to a state Department of Health map that color-codes counties based on per-capita COVID-19 infection rates.Ray Carter | August 24, 2020
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Education
OKC school staff children get on-site ‘distance’ learning
Oklahoma City Public Schools officials will not offer in-person instruction to students for at least the first nine weeks of school this year.Ray Carter | August 24, 2020
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Education
Teacher numbers decline despite pay raises
Lawmakers were told Wednesday to expect an outright decline in the number of teachers in state schools this year.Ray Carter | August 20, 2020
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Education
Stitt education program proving popular across Oklahoma
Nearly one in three Oklahoma school districts has already applied for a program launched by Gov. Kevin Stitt that will provide advanced courses online.Ray Carter | August 20, 2020
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Education
Oklahomans say per-student funding should follow the student
By a two-to-one margin, Oklahomans say that if schools don’t open in the fall, parents should be able to take their tax dollars and go to another school.Brandon Dutcher | August 19, 2020
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Education
Stitt not only governor supporting in-person schooling
A growing number of politicians, including those at the opposite end of the political spectrum from Gov. Kevin Stitt, are now similarly endorsing in-person instruction.Ray Carter | August 11, 2020
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Education
Lankford: Only schools that reopen should get aid
If Congress approves another round of bailout funding for state school systems, U.S. Sen. James Lankford said it should be directed to schools that reopen for in-person instruction.Ray Carter | August 5, 2020