Education
Oklahoma Senate votes to bar teacher coercion
Ray Carter | March 7, 2024
Oklahoma Senate votes to bar teacher coercion
Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.
Education Oklahoma Senate votes to bar teacher coercion
Under legislation approved by the Oklahoma Senate, it could soon be illegal for school officials to pressure or require teachers to participate in union activities.
Ray Carter | March 7, 2024 Oklahoma Senate votes to bar teacher coercion Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. With anti-school-choice Republicans ousted Texas seeks to catch up to Oklahoma on school choice3/6/2024 Education With anti-school-choice Republicans ousted, Texas seeks to catch up to Oklahoma on school choice
After the March 5 primaries in Texas—what one school-choice advocate called “a massive moment in American politics”—parental choice may finally come to the Lone Star State.
Ray Carter | March 6, 2024 With anti-school-choice Republicans ousted, Texas seeks to catch up to Oklahoma on school choice Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. Judicial Reform In minimum-wage case, Oklahoma Supreme Court defies judicial norms
The Oklahoma Supreme Court’s recent failure to perform one of the most basic duties of its job comes at a time when lawmakers are considering a measure to reform how judges are appointed to Oklahoma’s major courts.
Ray Carter | March 6, 2024 In minimum-wage case, Oklahoma Supreme Court defies judicial norms Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. Education, Culture & the Family Experts: Schools should teach children the success sequence
For years, researchers have found that people who do three basic things—graduate high school, get a full-time job or enter college, and marry before they have children—almost always avoid poverty as adults and are able to provide for themselves and their family. Now, experts say information on that “success sequence” needs to make the leap from research papers to the classroom.
Ray Carter | March 5, 2024 Experts: Schools should teach children the success sequence Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. Judicial Reform Has the JNC process been scandal-free? No.
Even if we assume that there has been no bribery in the courts, it’s misleading to suggest the Judicial Nominating Commission process has been scandal-free.
Ryan Haynie | March 5, 2024 Has the JNC process been scandal-free? No. Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. |
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs For 25 years, OCPA has served as Oklahoma’s largest and most influential free-market based think tank. We conduct research and analysis of public issues in Oklahoma from a perspective of limited government, individual liberty, and a free-market economy. Archives
June 2024
Categories |