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Gov. Stitt announces first ever audit of Oklahoma Department of Education

by Jamison Faught | Sep 17, 2021 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OKGrassroots

This is big.GOVERNOR STITT ANNOUNCES FIRST EVER AUDIT OF OKLAHOMA STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAudit request made following historic $3.2 billion investment in Oklahoma educationOKLAHOMA CITY (Sept. 16, 2021) — Governor Kevin Stitt announced today he has submitted a...

Column: Still Reason to Celebrate the 1889 Land Run

by Jamison Faught | Sep 15, 2021 | History, Muskogee Politico, OKGrassroots

Still Reason to Celebrate the 1889 Land RunBy Tyler WilliamsonIn a telling example of the outrage mob, cancel culture, and the deep-seated need to get offended at everything, the 1889 Land Run has been canceled. You may remember the controversy surrounding Oklahoma...

9/11: 20 years later, we still remember

by Jamison Faught | Sep 11, 2021 | History, Muskogee Politico, OKGrassroots

Today we mark twenty years since the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001. I was eleven at the time, and this was the defining world event of my childhood. We watched the memorial services on television this morning, much like we watched the events unfold on that...

Oklahoma State Department of Education Promoting "Anti" Racist Propaganda and Risk Behavior Surveys Through SEL and Counseling Services

by Jenni L. White | Sep 8, 2021 | Education, Education Policy, Home Education, OKGrassroots, ROPE

After taking a long walk around the Oklahoma State Department of Education on Labor Day, I found that our state's education department is simply chalk full of 'anti-racist', anti-HB1775 (the bill banning CRT) non-educational nonsense that includes invasive...

Masking For Money: How Oklahoma Public Schools Want To Subvert State And Local Authority For Federal Funds

by Jenni L. White | Aug 29, 2021 | Education, Education Policy, Home Education, OKGrassroots, ROPE

Friday, August 27 (2021), I was sent a screen shot of a document from the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) that included masking 'guidance' which contradicted Oklahoma's SB658 (the bill to allow freedom of choice regarding student masking in all...

State School Board Throws Out HB1775 (Critical Race Theory) Rules – But Says Teachers Must Follow

by Jenni L. White | Aug 27, 2021 | Education, Education Policy, Home Education, OKGrassroots, ROPE

What in the world is going on at the Oklahoma State Department of Education – again? July 12th, the Oklahoma State School Board voted to accept the rules written to uphold HB1775, the bill that prohibits the teaching of divisive subjects often linked to Critical...