by Tyler Williamson | Sep 15, 2021 | Blog
“Except for different salary levels based on years of classroom experience, unions insist on equal pay for every teacher in a district, regardless of productivity, professionalism, subject taught, and expertise. This is less respect than one would give a dog as it...
by Jason Lawter | Sep 13, 2021 | Blog
When the Okies left Oklahoma and moved to California, it raised the I.Q. of both states. -Will Rogers In late 2019 the Oklahoma Department of Commerce started a campaign to convince California-based companies in Oklahoma’s key industry sectors to move to Oklahoma....
by Byron Schlomach | Sep 8, 2021 | Blog
A couple of weeks ago, in a blog entitled “Free Market Healthcare: Fighting Industrialized Corruption,” a follow-up blog was promised that would describe a key, simple healthcare reform that would bring about a rapid expansion of a truly entrepreneurial, free market...
by Mike Davis | Sep 1, 2021 | Blog
Who runs Oklahoma’s state universities? Remember that state university means state-funded, which really means taxpayer-funded. So how much input do taxpayers have on the direction of our institutions of higher education? Turns out, very little. At the national level,...
by Brad Galbraith | Aug 30, 2021 | Blog
In education policy, local control is a hotly contested issue. But one crucial party is frequently ignored in the rhetoric – parents. Worse than ignored, they are sometimes viewed with derision. A parent is the ultimate local authority on the health, safety, and...
by Tyler Williamson | Aug 25, 2021 | Blog
The Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program (OHLAP), otherwise known as Oklahoma’s Promise, offers higher education scholarships to students from low and middle-income families in Oklahoma. During the 2019-20 school year, the program provided over $66 million in...
