A new report from the state treasurer shows that the ongoing crash in oil-and-gas prices continues to hammer Oklahoma government finances and indicates lawmakers could face a shortfall in the 2021 session.

Jenks Public Schools has seen consistent growth in enrollment over the last decade while revenue remained somewhat flat until a large increase in fiscal year 2019.

According to one group, this year’s results have also boosted the number of lawmakers who support school-choice policies.

Starting the 2020-2021 school year amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, many of Oklahoma’s largest districts decided to shutter all in-person learning and go fully online.

Edmond Public Schools has seen a moderate increase in enrollment over the last decade but has experienced a faster increase in revenue.

Leading Oklahoma institutions of higher education are grappling with a recent presidential executive order that could suspend much or all of their federal grant funding if they engage in diversity and anti-bias training that crosses the line into what the order called “race and sex stereotyping and scapegoating.”

Critics of school-choice policies have argued that charter schools and taxpayer-funded private-school scholarship programs lead to increased racial segregation.

Claims that the sky will fall if SQ 805 passes are absurd.