 Education Education budget plan emphasizes tutoring, teacher pay
Members of the State Board of Education have approved a budget proposal for public schools that would fund tutoring for struggling students, make permanent a major teacher signing-bonus plan, and provide additional bonuses to tutor-teachers with the size of that bonus tied to students’ academic gains.
Ray Carter | September 28, 2023 Education budget plan emphasizes tutoring, teacher pay Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  Budget & Tax Poll: Oklahomans support income-tax repeal
A new poll shows Oklahomans overwhelmingly support cutting the state income tax and gradually eliminating the tax entirely.
Staff | September 28, 2023 Poll: Oklahomans support income-tax repeal Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  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. |
   
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