by Tyler Williamson | Jul 19, 2021 | Blog
Last Monday the State Board of Education voted unanimously to amend the conditions of accreditation for the Western Heights school district, effectively taking over the district, substituting state control for local control. For the next year, every action taken by...
by Tyler Williamson | Jun 16, 2021 | Blog
“No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.” -Edmund Burke, 1757 Just when you thought it was safe to resume some semblance of a normal life, another danger has appeared on the horizon: children ages 12-17. According to...
by Tyler Williamson | May 24, 2021 | Blog
This week Governor Stitt and the Oklahoma Legislature decided to end participation in a handful of federal pandemic aid programs, namely the $300 per week Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC),...
by Tyler Williamson | May 5, 2021 | Blog
To recieve notifications when we post new content, click here. SB 962, a piece of legislation that would move school board election dates to November from the current obscure spring election dates, has stalled in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Hopefully it...
by Tyler Williamson | Apr 12, 2021 | Blog
On Thursday, the House Rules Committee approved SB 634, which would prohibit school districts from deducting union dues from teachers’ paychecks unless they obtain a written authorization every year. Another provision of the bill has the state provide free liability...
