Articles
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Education
Senate leaders call for reading focus, graduation standards
Education leaders in the Oklahoma Senate have unveiled a wide-ranging agenda that includes greater focus on childhood literacy and raising Oklahoma’s graduation standards to meet national norms.Ray Carter | January 18, 2023
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Education, Good Government
Stitt touts ‘big ideas,’ more access to ‘education choices’
Gov. Kevin Stitt set the right tone for his second term in his inauguration speech, signaling a focus on good policy. Stitt’s agenda gives Oklahomans reason for optimism.Jonathan Small | January 17, 2023
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Education
Listen to OCPA’s Ryan Haynie on Newstalk KLCI
OCPA's Ryan Haynie joins host of Newstalk KCLI, Harold Wright, to discuss school choice in Oklahoma.Staff | January 13, 2023
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Education, Law & Principles
Activists attack Stitt nominee … for defending teacher?
An activist group is apparently opposing one of Gov. Kevin Stitt’s new State Board of Education appointees because she defended a public-school teacher who reported a violation of a state law banning racist staff trainings.Ray Carter | January 12, 2023
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Higher Education
DEI and freedom cannot coexist. It’s time for Oklahoma leaders to act.
DEI and the radical "social justice" political agenda practically govern OU.David Randall, Ph.D. | January 12, 2023
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Higher Education
OSU accused of violating students’ constitutional rights
Oklahoma State University has been sued by a civil-rights organization alleging the college has violated the constitutional rights of its students.Ray Carter | January 11, 2023
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Education
New faces on State Board of Education
New faces will fill the majority of seats on the State Board of Education at its next meeting. Gov. Kevin Stitt has announced new appointees for four seats along with two holdovers from his first term.Ray Carter | January 11, 2023
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma lawmakers seek to end sex-change operations on youth
Under newly filed legislation, it could soon be illegal in Oklahoma to surgically remove or alter an individual’s healthy body parts as part of treatment for transgender-identifying youth and young adults.Ray Carter | January 10, 2023
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Education, Good Government
Stitt makes education priority at inauguration
In an inauguration speech marking the start of his second term, Gov. Kevin Stitt vowed to continue his efforts to make Oklahoma a top 10 state in all areas with education and school choice a major focus.Ray Carter | January 9, 2023
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Criminal Justice
Oklahoma should invest in services, not prisons
It’s time to move past the solutions of the ‘90s that resulted in one of the highest incarceration rates in the world and look to new (and cheaper) solutionsRyan Haynie | January 9, 2023