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Senate Education Committee approves bill to organize library books into age-appropriate categories

by Jamison Faught | Feb 22, 2023 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OKGrassroots

Hamilton’s bill to organize books into age-appropriate categories clears Senate Education CommitteeOKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Bill 397 was approved by the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday. The bill, authored by Sen. Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, would require school...

Speaker McCall, House GOP releases plan with $500M increase to education funding, plus private/homeschool tax credit

by Jamison Faught | Feb 17, 2023 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OKGrassroots

Over the past few years, the House and Senate have been at odds in many regards on education reform, particularly given the Senate's emphasis on vouchers for school choice. On Thursday, House Speaker Charles McCall and members of the House GOP caucus released a...

White: in voucher push, Stitt wants OK to be like states that restrict homeschooling

by Jamison Faught | Feb 11, 2023 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OKGrassroots

Here's an excellent post on the topic of school choice vouchers and homeschooling, from Jenni White with Reclaim Oklahoma Parent Empowerment (formerly known as Restore Oklahoma Public Education):Governor Stitt Says He Wants Oklahoma To Be More Like The Voucher...

Op-ed: Is School Choice a conservative idea – or a progressive long-game?

by Jamison Faught | Feb 8, 2023 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OKGrassroots

The following op-ed was submitted by Carrie Bertrand. Carrie is the Grady County Republican Party Chairman, a founding board member of the Constitutional Home Educators Alliance, and homeschooled two children for eighteen years.Is School Choice a conservative idea or...

Keeping Homeschool Freedoms in Oklahoma

by Jamison Faught | Feb 7, 2023 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OKGrassroots

Homeschool students at Capitol Day 2023Oklahoma is the only state in the union that explicitly protects home education in the state's Constition. Homeschool freedom is unparalleled here.Today was the 38th annual Homeschool Capitol Day, where homeschool families...

State Sup’t Walters warns federal funds come with strings attached, can strip state’s control of education

by Jamison Faught | Feb 4, 2023 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots

I would just like to point out that homeschoolers, for decades, have argued that government funds come with strings attached (which is why we have overwhelmingly rejected efforts to give us education vouchers).SUPERINTENDENT WARNS FEDERAL FUNDS CAN STRIP STATE...