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Budget & Tax, Education
Watchdog report: No shortage of funds in Oklahoma schools
Ray Carter | June 26, 2024
Watchdog report: No shortage of funds in Oklahoma schools
Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.
![]() Budget & Tax, Education Watchdog report: No shortage of funds in Oklahoma schools
Funding for Oklahoma public schools surged more in the last five years than in the prior 25 years. So far, there is little indication that this massive spending binge has generated any notable improvement in academic outcomes.
Ray Carter | June 26, 2024 Watchdog report: No shortage of funds in Oklahoma schools Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. ![]() Budget & Tax A look at Oklahoma DHS spending
Continuing his series on Oklahoma’s 10 largest state agencies, Curtis Shelton looks at funding growth at the Department of Human Services.
Curtis Shelton | June 26, 2024 A look at Oklahoma DHS spending Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. Oklahoma Supreme Court blocks religious charter school but reinforces private-school-choice legality6/25/2024 ![]() Education, Law & Principles Oklahoma Supreme Court blocks religious charter school, but reinforces private-school-choice legality
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that the Oklahoma Constitution prohibits the Catholic Church from operating a state charter school. But the court majority’s decision also reinforced the legality of private-school-choice programs that put parents in control.
Ray Carter | June 25, 2024 Oklahoma Supreme Court blocks religious charter school, but reinforces private-school-choice legality Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. ![]() Culture & the Family Research shows marriage crucial to societal thriving
The biggest issue driving a lot of America’s most pressing problems is the retreat from marriage, a University of Virginia professor told an OCPA audience this week.
Ray Carter | June 25, 2024 Research shows marriage crucial to societal thriving Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. ![]() Education School choice big winner in Oklahoma primary elections
School choice played a prominent role in several state legislative races across Oklahoma this month.
Ray Carter | June 24, 2024 School choice big winner in Oklahoma primary elections Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. ![]() Education Phonics key to reversing bad Oklahoma trends
A new Oklahoma law requires that Oklahoma teachers be trained in “the science of reading” so that they can teach children to read rather than to guess.
Jonathan Small | June 24, 2024 Phonics key to reversing bad Oklahoma trends Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. |
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