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Interim studies on #oklaed move needle on mentality
Throughout September and early October, I attended several education-focused interim studies at the Oklahoma State Capitol. Although I saw plenty of noneducators still grasping...
OICA Fall Forum highlighted cooperative social programs
Public education may be an extreme case, but it illustrates the difficulties in creating cooperative social programs. Our early education, K-12th grade public education, career tech,...
Deductibles: The rising tension point in U.S. health care
It might be reasonable to assert that we are about to develop a tension point in the United States in the delivery and financing...
If Mike Stoops watched Bedlam …
It's been a while since I've covered the sports beat in comic form, but after the display I saw Saturday afternoon on Owen Field,...
Proposed closure of Centennial Mid-High offers lesson
Many of us educators had always known the opening of Centennial Mid-High, surrounded by empty fields east of Kelley Avenue, was the most problematic...
Policy Pitch: ‘Vote yes on SB 801 and HB 1027’
This session, the Legislature will have an opportunity to increase access to health care across the state of Oklahoma. Gov. Kevin Stitt’s inaugural address discussed...
Editorial: ‘Beauty of the building’ can be hard to see
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
“This is the beauty of the building," House Appropriations and Budget Chairman Kevin Wallace (R-Wellston) said last week...
New school report cards reveal ‘sad’ outcomes
The new Oklahoma school report cards reveal sad outcomes in urban schools, something high-stakes standardized testing and the first generation of primitive school grades have always...
Letter: Physician says benefits of immunization far outweigh risks
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Challenges to watch as OKCPS ‘pathway’ is implemented
The battle over Classen SAS High School and Northeast Academy grabbed most of the attention during the June 10 Oklahoma City Public Schools board...
