Governor Mary Fallin Places Public School Funding Measure on November Ballot
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today issued an election proclamation that places on the November ballot a state question approved by legislators that would allow school d…
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1889 INSTITUTE RELEASES “STRAIGHT TALK ON PUBLIC EDUCATION” The truth about Oklahoma’s public education system and why it cannot be fixed from within.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (July 25, 2017) – The 1889 Institute, an Oklahoma state policy think tank, has pub…
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Politicized schools threaten education
by Jonathan Small, president of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA)
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that an Illinois state worker could not be forced to pay fees to a political organization as a c…
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By Valerie Richardson – The Washington Times – Wednesday, May 30, 2018
After a gunman opened fire on students in Parkland, Florida, the phones started ringing at the Texas Home School Coalition, and they haven’t stopped yet.
read more at https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/30/homeschooling-surges-parents-seek-escape-shootings/
PUBLIC ED ADVOCATE ENDORSES CATHY COSTELLO FOR LABOR COMMISSIONER Leading public education advocate, Dr. Denise Roddy, is endorsing Cathy Costello in the Republican Primary for Labor Commissioner. “One of Cathy Cos…
Speaker Charles McCall recently asked that a citizen’s group file their own initiative petition for the education reforms he believes are needed, but which he won’t allow a floor vote. The Oklahoma legislative leaders have other education funding measures prepared, which put a cap on school district administrative spending. It would provide far more money for classroom teachers by cutting the massive bloat in administrative spending. Oklahoma is one of the least efficient states in…
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Crowding Out K-12 Education The real budget story behind those teachers strikes: Medicaid and public pensions.By The Wall Street Journal Editorial BoardOklahoma teachers ended their nine-day strike Thursday—and had little to show for it despite de…
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Reps. Sean Roberts, Teague Propose Legislation to Increase Education Revenue Without Increasing TaxesOKLAHOMA CITY – State Reps. Sean Roberts and Tess Teague filed six pieces of legislation today aimed at maximizing classroom dollars and minimizing adm…
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Reps. Sean Roberts, Teague Propose Legislation to Increase Education Revenue Without Increasing Taxes – Two of the more fiscal conservatives in the Oklahoma House have announced a series of education funding bills for immediate assistance to our state public school educators. The measures tap into current funding sources and do not include any tax increases. Rep. Sean Roberts & Rep Tess Teague have long been calling for some basic reforms in h […]
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Here’s an article I received that discusses an option to help fund education spending:While some are asking where money can be found to fund core government needs in Oklahoma…ONE SIMPLE ANSWER is ending corporate welfare to the Corporate Wind Industr…
