by Jenni L. White | Jan 25, 2022 | Education, Education Policy, Home Education, OKGrassroots, ROPE
Last year, the state Legislature – prompted by outcry from parent and taxpayers across the state and the nation – passed HB1775, a rejection of the teaching of tenets tied to Critical Race Theory. Unfortunately, CRT tenets are still entering classrooms...
by Jenni L. White | Dec 3, 2021 | Education, Education Policy, Home Education, OKGrassroots, ROPE
What would you think if an administrator said the following to you:"We have to have 'Cultural Competency' training. Here's an example of why…LatinX students are helpers – that's who they are. They help each other with everything....
by Jenni L. White | Dec 3, 2021 | Education, Education Policy, Home Education, OKGrassroots, ROPE
Conscious Discipline – Social and Emotional Learning"Conscious Discipline believes that trauma-responsive social and emotional learning (SEL) is a lens through which transformational change in the areas of racial equality, equity and inclusion is not only...
by Jenni L. White | Dec 3, 2021 | Education, Education Policy, Home Education, OKGrassroots, ROPE
True Grit is one of my absolute favorite movies of all time (both versions!). I LOVED the plucky spunk – grit – of Mattie Ross who stood against unbelievable odds and won the respect of a drunk old cowboy named "Rooster" – to find the...
by Jenni L. White | Nov 12, 2021 | Education, Education Policy, Home Education, OKGrassroots, ROPE
I was sent this screenshot from a fellow conservative activist who received it from a friend whose child is enrolled in Elk City Public Schools.Beyond being COMPLETELY INAPPROPRIATE on its face, moreover, its' hopefully a wake-up call FOR PARENTS about how many...
by Jenni L. White | Sep 21, 2021 | Education, Education Policy, Home Education, OKGrassroots, ROPE
Last month, State Superintendent Hofmeister (who referred to the recent Governor-requested, first ever audit of the OSDE as “yet another attack on public education”) happily announced she had gifted Teach For America over four million dollars to fill empty...
