 Higher Education OU drag-queen payments: $29,000 and counting
OU paid a drag queen $18,000 and defended it on the grounds of “diversity.” Four months later, OU paid another drag queen $11,000 to perform at this year’s freshman orientation.
Ray Carter | September 27, 2023 OU drag-queen payments: $29,000 and counting Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  Law & Principles Oklahoma should ban ranked-choice voting
Ranked-choice voting is marked by widespread voter confusion, reduced transparency, and the effective disenfranchisement of many citizens.
Jonathan Small | September 26, 2023 Oklahoma should ban ranked-choice voting Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  Higher Education OSU using DEI to hire plant physiology professor?
Oklahoma State University says job applicants from “historically excluded and underrepresented” groups are “especially encouraged” to apply for this job teaching plant physiology.
Ray Carter | September 26, 2023 OSU using DEI to hire plant physiology professor? Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  Education Charter school funding lags traditional public schools
If public charter school funding was tied to student results, those schools would be receiving more per pupil than most of their traditional public-school counterparts. Instead, they often receive much less.
Ray Carter | September 25, 2023 Charter school funding lags traditional public schools Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  Law & Principles Feds target Oklahoma business over customer misuse of product
The federal government could effectively shut down a small, family-owned Oklahoma business in Ada because in two isolated instances customers experienced tragedies after ignoring explicit product warnings.
Ray Carter | September 20, 2023 Feds target Oklahoma business over customer misuse of product Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  Education, Law & Principles Unusual election dates are a drag on voter turnout
The president of the Western Heights school board was elected with 328 votes. Low voter turnout in odd-timed spring elections has untethered many school board members from the parents they are supposed to serve.
Brandon Dutcher | September 19, 2023 Unusual election dates are a drag on voter turnout Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. |
   
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