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Education Oklahoma student achievement plummets amidst school shutdownsAcademic achievement in Oklahoma public schools plunged during the COVID shutdowns that began in spring 2020 and continued in many districts throughout much of the following school year. Ray Carter | September 30, 2021 Oklahoma student achievement plummets amidst school shutdowns Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.
While Oklahoma law provides parents with significant rights in education, parents and advocates told lawmakers that schools can ignore the law because it does not impose significant penalties for noncompliance.
 While Oklahoma law provides parents with significant rights in education, parents and advocates told lawmakers that schools can ignore the law because (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Parental rights laws need teeth, advocates warn Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. On this special episode of Thinkin' on Lincoln, Curtis and Ryan are joined with New York Times Best Selling Author and Senior Editor at the American Conservative, Rod Dreher. The guys discuss Dreher's books, including Live Not By Lies, and the threat of soft totalitarianism in America. Rod on the Pod: Special Episode with Rod Dreher Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. While Oklahoma law provides parents with significant rights in education, parents and advocates told lawmakers that schools can ignore the law because it does not impose significant penalties for noncompliance. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Parental rights laws need teeth, advocates warn Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  The excuse that we can’t do the right thing because it’s too politically difficult, while never especially savory, has now become positively untenable. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Seize the moment to give families a universal ESA in 2022 Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. Education Parental rights laws need teeth, advocates warnWhile Oklahoma law provides parents with significant rights in education, parents and advocates told lawmakers that schools can ignore the law because it does not impose significant penalties for noncompliance. Ray Carter | September 29, 2021 Parental rights laws need teeth, advocates warn Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. Education Seize the moment to give families a universal ESA in 2022The excuse that we can’t do the right thing because it’s too politically difficult, while never especially savory, has now become positively untenable. Greg Forster, Ph.D. | September 29, 2021 Seize the moment to give families a universal ESA in 2022 Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.
There has never been a better time for Oklahoma leaders to give every family in the state control over their children’s education.
 The excuse that we can’t do the right thing because it’s too politically difficult, while never especially savory, has now become positively untenable (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Seize the moment to give families a universal ESA in 2022 Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.
Safeguard: An Electoral College Story produced by, and featuring, OCPA’s Jonathan Small and Trent England has been nominated for “best documentary” at the Festival of Cinema NYC❗️
Safeguard: An Electoral College Story produced by, and featuring, OCPA’s Jonathan Small and Trent England has been nominated for... Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. A leading national expert on Critical Theory and its offshoot, Critical Race Theory, said it is designed to undermine American values by ignoring the reality of progress and assuming the worst about people. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Expert says CRT designed to undermine American values Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. |
   
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