Civics
NonDoc journalists report on the civic realm in Oklahoma and beyond. Our site also publishes a variety of commentary pieces about civic matters. As a site category, "Civics" encompasses three subcategories: Education, Health Care and Politics.
School effectiveness linked to diversity in Stanford study
Stanford University’s Educational Opportunity Project database gives a best estimate of the effectiveness of every elementary and middle school in the nation. Its recently...
Agency oversight: House members to track, crash executive sessions
Oklahoma House Speaker Charles McCall announced this morning that he has instructed committee leaders to provide additional agency oversight by tracking, monitoring and even...
From ‘stymie’ hits to 90 minutes, football culture changing
Rep. Mickey Dollens (D-OKC) vividly remembers his early days playing football as a kid growing up in Bartlesville.
Dollens started playing tackle football in seventh...
Horn tops GOP challengers in 3rd quarter fundraising
WASHINGTON — Republican candidates vying for Oklahoma’s 5th District seat currently held by Rep. Kendra Horn (D-OK5), the sole Oklahoma Democrat in the House...
Lacking data, Oklahoma high school concussion picture blurry
How many Oklahoma high school athletes sustain concussions each year? Although more attention is being paid to the dangers of head injuries than ever...
After ‘punitive’ cut, legislative pay hiked for first time in 20 years
Sporting an entirely new membership for its biennial meeting, the Oklahoma Legislative Compensation Board voted this morning to increase legislative pay for the first...
The hazy, frightening world of a sports concussion
As Trent Ratterree wandered the University of Oklahoma campus in search of lunch, his belly growled but his mind felt scrambled thanks to a...
Understanding the science of sports-related concussions
Although the numbers may be conservative owing to under-diagnosis and underreporting, medical researchers generally accept that at least 1.6 to 3.8 million sport-related concussions...
Sarah Stitt: Growing up in a home with mental illness
(Editor’s note: This story was authored by Whitney Bryen of Oklahoma Watch and appears here in accordance with the non-profit journalism organization’s republishing terms.)
Undiagnosed...
OU updating conflict of interest policy in wake of federal investigation
University of Oklahoma faculty members awoke to an email they never expected to read over their morning coffee. With the subject line reading, “Government...
