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DEI is Educationally Counter-Productive and Politically Radical

10/30/2021

It's time to focus on "helping parents control the education of their own children and capitalizing upon their concern that a woke agenda is fundamentally undermining their control and their values."

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) sounds like it should be a good thing. It is made up of mostly good words. We rightly value diversity, both intellectual and cultural. And who could be agains…

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DEI is Educationally Counter-Productive and Politically Radical
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Thinkin' on Lincoln

10/30/2021

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Saturday is the perfect day to catch up on episodes of Thinkin' on Lincoln❗️Find the full list of episodes here or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Thinkin' on Lincoln
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Cherokee Nation supports federal role in many state crimes

10/29/2021

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Law & Principles

Cherokee Nation supports federal role in many state crimes

In an amicus curiae brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, the Cherokee Nation has opposed efforts by the State of Oklahoma to have the court reconsider its ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma.

Ray Carter | October 29, 2021

Cherokee Nation supports federal role in many state crimes
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Teacher shortage persists despite massive pay raises

10/29/2021

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Education

Teacher shortage persists despite massive pay raises

In 2018, Oklahoma lawmakers approved hundreds of millions of dollars in tax increases, which officials said were necessary to significantly increase teacher pay and reduce the state’s teacher shortage. New figures from the Oklahoma State Department of Education show that approach did not achieve the promised results.

Ray Carter | October 29, 2021

Teacher shortage persists despite massive pay raises
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How do Oklahoma college degrees stack up on debt-earnings tests?

10/29/2021

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Higher Education

How do Oklahoma college degrees stack up on debt-earnings tests?

A common question among Oklahoma parents and policymakers is whether or not higher education is “affordable.” But in a new study, OCPA’s Curtis Shelton and the Cardinal Institute’s Adam Kissel explore what may be a more important question.

Brandon Dutcher | October 29, 2021

How do Oklahoma college degrees stack up on debt-earnings tests?
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Republican Senators Demand Information on Improper Medicaid Payments | National Review

10/29/2021

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Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford is asking questions about Medicaid’s improper-payment rate—now likely in excess of 25 percent. It has more than quadrupled since Obamacare Medicaid expansion.

The senators’ letter cited the November 2020 CMS improper-payment-rate report and the 21.4 percent improper-payment rate in Medicaid.

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Republican Senators Demand Information on Improper Medicaid Payments | National Review
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COVID learning deficits to last for years experts warn

10/29/2021

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Learning loss from the COVID shutdown of public schools will take years to overcome, experts said.

Learning loss from the COVID shutdown of public schools will take years to overcome and many students may leave Oklahoma’s K-12 system without ever ca

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COVID learning deficits to last for years, experts warn
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COVID learning deficits to last for years experts warn

10/29/2021

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Learning loss from the COVID shutdown of public schools will take years to overcome and many students may leave Oklahoma’s K-12 system without ever catching up, experts told lawmakers during a study that examined how federal bailout funds may be used to address the problem.

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COVID learning deficits to last for years, experts warn
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Hospital officials dont want to pay for Medicaid expansion

10/28/2021

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Health Care

Hospital officials don’t want to pay for Medicaid expansion

Oklahoma hospitals were among the most prominent supporters of State Question 802, which expanded the state’s Medicaid program to include many able-bodied adults starting July 2021.

Ray Carter | October 28, 2021

Hospital officials don’t want to pay for Medicaid expansion
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Experts say cross-deputization no solution for McGirt

10/28/2021

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Law enforcement officials warned that cross-deputization agreements may leave non-Indian participants facing increased legal liability for actions taken by tribal police.

When the U.S. Supreme Court held in McGirt v. Oklahoma that a major reservation was never disestablished in Oklahoma and that state law enforcement co

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Experts say cross-deputization no solution for McGirt
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DEI is Educationally Counter-Productive and Politically Radical

Thinkin' on Lincoln

Cherokee Nation supports federal role in many state crimes

Cherokee Nation supports federal role in many state crimes

Teacher shortage persists despite massive pay raises

Teacher shortage persists despite massive pay raises

How do Oklahoma college degrees stack up on debt-earnings tests?

How do Oklahoma college degrees stack up on debt-earnings tests?

Republican Senators Demand Information on Improper Medicaid Payments | National Review

COVID learning deficits to last for years experts warn

COVID learning deficits to last for years experts warn

Hospital officials dont want to pay for Medicaid expansion

Hospital officials don’t want to pay for Medicaid expansion

Experts say cross-deputization no solution for McGirt

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