Budget & Tax, Education Non-teaching staff surge limits Oklahoma teacher pay raises
Not only has the staffing surge cost teachers money, it has shown no effect on student outcomes.
Curtis Shelton | November 21, 2022 Non-teaching staff surge limits Oklahoma teacher pay raises Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. Education Florida civics initiative tells the truth
Florida’s new civics initiative allows students to recognize the bad not as fatal flaws but as failures to be overcome. Other states should follow suit.
Trent England | November 21, 2022 Florida civics initiative tells the truth Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. Budget & Tax State savings on pace to grow
New data now show the state is on pace to add even more money to the state’s “rainy day” fund at the end of the ongoing budget year due to surplus collections.
Ray Carter | November 18, 2022 State savings on pace to grow Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. Law & Principles Stitt defends small tribes’ gaming compacts
In a recent federal court filing, Gov. Kevin Stitt’s administration argues that gaming compacts negotiated with four smaller Oklahoma tribes in 2020 remain legally valid under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) even though the Oklahoma Supreme Court later ruled the compacts were not allowed under state law.
Ray Carter | November 18, 2022 Stitt defends small tribes’ gaming compacts Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. Education Mother who fears for son failed by open-transfer law
Despite expressing fear for her son’s future if he remains a student in the Tulsa Public School district, a mother was unable to obtain an open transfer into the Jenks district, which claims it lacks capacity for the youth.
Ray Carter | November 18, 2022 Mother who fears for son failed by open-transfer law Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. |
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