Thursday, July 18, 2024

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.

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 reform

Shaming third-graders: How school reform fails students

Virginia third-grade teacher Launa Hall exposed a shocking example of how corporate school reform has lost its soul, and a surprising innovation known as...
Morrissette

Pressed releases: Rep. Morrissette’s ‘shaky’ platform

It appears Rep. Richard Morrissette (D-OKC) has decided to make fracking-related earthquakes central to his campaign for Corporation Commissioner of America's quake capital. The term-limited New...
savior politics

Stop opting for ‘savior politics’ over adult pragmatism

First, let me be clear: I don't have any personal vendetta against Republicans. Heck, I grew up in a Republican household in a Republican neighborhood...
North Carolina gerrymandering

North Carolina gerrymandering bastardizes primary

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — When I was in college, I took a class on race and southern politics, which is where I learned about the...
Paul Tay

Filter: Tulsa’s Paul Tay shows need for plurality of voices

Don't we all deserve our time? Tulsa mayoral candidate Paul Tay's recent interruption of a live, televised debate was a bold move that took some...
Miller & Benge

Dumb and dumber: #okleg grades, comment on ‘Grapes’

I wrote an analysis last week of the 2016 Legislature's outcome, arguing that the session could be remembered more for the things it didn't do than...
reform wars

Education legislation creates victories in ‘reform wars’

The 2016 Oklahoma legislative session was awful. The Republican-controlled House, Senate and executive branch ducked their responsibilities, but we can shout for joy about...
Oklahoma

Token Oklahoman discovers ‘Oklahoma stigma’

While Oklahoma pride is something I've been taught ever since I learned to speak, I’ve always known that Oklahoma’s reputation beyond our borders hasn’t...
MDA fundraiser

Boot half empty: Median rule hinders MDA fundraiser

Donations to the Oklahoma City Fire Department's annual Muscular Dystrophy Association fundraiser were down more than 40 percent in the wake of a new city ordinance...
Letter

Letter: Repeating or reporting on mental health stigma?

(Editor’s Note: NonDoc believes in creating a responsible forum for the rational and respectful discussion of topics and ideas. As such, we run Letters...

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