The inclusion of content many parents view as inappropriate and/or intrusive in school surveys and other materials is leading some officials to suggest schools should have to receive parental permission in advance.
“Opt-in” policies a response to graphic school material? Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.
When lawmakers voted last year to expand open-transfer opportunities, allowing families to more easily send children to school districts other than the one in which they reside, supporters thought the change would empower parents.
Bureaucrats retain power under open-transfer law Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.
Reducing the income tax in a given jurisdiction is a serious policy move toward long-term economic health and growth.
Reducing the income tax in a given jurisdiction is a serious policy move toward long-term economic health and growth. Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.
“Across the nation, families have been alarmed as many local schools teach children that the United States is an inherently corrupt and racist nation, but those families often face fierce resistance from administrators when they object. SB 1647 will empower parents over education bureaucrats and put families at the center of education policy in those disputes. By allowing money to follow a child to any education provider, including private schools, SB 1647 puts parents in control of the steering wheel and ensures a school system that responds to families’ needs, not the whim of anti-American ideologues.”
Agreed. “Across the nation, families have been alarmed as many local schools teach children that the United States is an inherently corr... Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.
A group of public-school entities has released a poll claiming the overwhelming majority of Oklahoma voters oppose school choice. But that finding is contradicted by their own pollster’s previous findings—twice.
![]() A group of public-school entities have released a poll claiming the overwhelming majority of Oklahoma voters oppose school choice. But that finding is (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Anti-school-choice groups’ poll contradicted—by own pollster Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. |
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