 Education Too easy to understand? Committee targets A-F school grades
Citing concerns that the system is too easily understood by the public, members of a state House committee have voted to scrap A-F school grades that inform parents of how their local public school stacks up against other public schools.
Ray Carter | February 28, 2023 Too easy to understand? Committee targets A-F school grades Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  Education, Law & Principles Effort to boost turnout at school-board elections advances
In an effort to significantly increase voter turnout and input into local schools, lawmakers have advanced two bills that would shift school-board elections to a November general-election ballot.
Ray Carter | February 28, 2023 Effort to boost turnout at school-board elections advances Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  Health Care House votes to ban sex-change surgeries for children
Children could not be subjected to sex-reassignment surgeries, puberty blockers, or cross-sex hormones as a treatment for gender dysphoria under legislation that has received overwhelming support in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Ray Carter | February 28, 2023 House votes to ban sex-change surgeries for children Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  Education Teacher union seeks taxpayer funding of abortion
The National Education Association advises its state affiliates to demand coverage of abortion in collective-bargaining agreements.
Ray Carter | February 28, 2023 Teacher union seeks taxpayer funding of abortion Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. The 2023 Oklahoma Legislative Session is in full swing, and Curtis and Ryan are here to give you the most recent update! The guys break down school choice proposals from the House and Senate, as well as other legislation making its way through each chamber. Breaking Down the Transgender Session Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  Education Career teachers are scant in the Oklahoma Educators Hall of Fame
The Oklahoma Educators Hall of Fame is filled with the names of school administrators, politicians, union leaders, and lobbyists. Fewer than 10 percent of the inductees are career classroom teachers.
Ray Carter | February 24, 2023 Career teachers are scant in the Oklahoma Educators Hall of Fame Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. |
   
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