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.
Editorial: Oklahoma loosens grip on vices
After teachers filled the Oklahoma State Capitol this spring, they returned to classrooms having achieved a primary policy objective to move their state forward:...
Elizabeth Warren asks Oklahoma teachers ‘to fight’
Standing at a podium in the high school cafeteria where she said she spent "more than a couple hours of detention," U.S. Sen. Elizabeth...
Virtual charters need legislative cost-benefit analysis
In 2017, Oklahoma’s four virtual charter schools had an average daily membership of nearly 12,000 students, but there is no way of knowing how many...
#OKleg freshman class size to be ‘almost unprecedented’
Even if no incumbents lose their November general elections, the 57th Oklahoma Legislature will feature a large freshman class of 44 new members in...
Expecting federal windfall, cities buy nursing homes
(Editor’s note: This story was authored by Paul Monies of Oklahoma Watch and appears here in accordance with the non-profit journalism organization’s republishing terms.)
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From 1994 to 2018: Talking OK elections with Keith Gaddie
Few people in Oklahoma know more about political history, trends and shenanigans than OU professor Keith Gaddie.
In this episode of the How We Got...
False alarm? Perspective on emergency teaching certificates
(Editor's note: The following piece was authored by Mike Brake for the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs and appears here as Funded Content, a...
Feds claw back more Medicaid funds from med’ schools
(Editor’s note: This story was authored by Paul Monies of Oklahoma Watch and appears here in accordance with the non-profit journalism organization’s republishing terms.)
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Editorial: Health Department should honor open records requests
The Oklahoma State Department of Health has found itself the subject of numerous negative headlines in the past year, so perhaps one more will...
Uneasy riders: Critics blame Boren for … OU?
I don't know why, but I keep imagining David Boren as an avid motorcycle enthusiast after his retirement from being president of the University...
