by Jamison Faught | Sep 16, 2023 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OKGrassroots
Governor Stitt and Superintendent Walters Statements on School SafetyOklahoma Leaders Highlight School Safety InitiativesOklahoma City, Oklahoma (September 12th) – Governor Kevin Stitt and Superintendent Ryan Walters have issued the following statements on school...
by Jamison Faught | Sep 15, 2023 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots
Literacy report not a shockerBy Jonathan SmallAccording to data from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, a national survey, around 500,000 Oklahoma adults could be either functionally illiterate or would struggle to understand written...
by Jamison Faught | Sep 15, 2023 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OKGrassroots
Able to do little else of substance, the leaders of the Democratic superminority in the Legislature are lambasting Gov. Stitt's call of a special session, and GOP priorities in general:Democratic leaders comment on special session callOKLAHOMA CITY (Sept. 14th) –...
by Jamison Faught | Sep 5, 2023 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots
Oklahoma colleges’ DEI mandates violate free speechBy Jonathan SmallThe Arizona Board of Regents recently announced that public universities in that state will no longer require “diversity, equity and inclusion” (DEI) statements from job applicants.Oklahoma colleges...
by Jamison Faught | Sep 4, 2023 | Ethics, Muskogee Politico, OKGrassroots
When it comes to oversight and accountability, there are few two agencies that Oklahoma's elected officials have traditionally disliked more — and funded less — than the Oklahoma Ethics Commission and the State Auditor & Inspector. With the former,...
