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 Luke Tucker | Jul 14, 2021 | Blog
On Monday Oklahoma’s State Board of Education approved rules to implement HB 1775, a bill that bans critical race theory from public schools. The announcement renewed debate about CRT and whether it belongs in public school curricula. A fresh batch of op-eds in the...
by Mike Davis | Jul 12, 2021 | Blog
Oklahoma lawyers – at least those who make a living doing lawyerly things – are currently required to join the Oklahoma Bar Association (OBA). However, recent developments in legal challenges to various mandatory bar associations are likely to shake up...
by Jason Lawter | Jul 7, 2021 | Blog
The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest possible amount of feathers with the smallest possible amount of hissing. – Jean-Baptiste Colbert Around 20 years ago Oklahoma had the idea to be on the cutting edge of commercial...
by Luke Tucker | Jul 6, 2021 | Blog
Last week the University of Oklahoma’s disregard for students’ free speech rights was displayed yet again. A disquieting recording, publicized by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, shows faculty presenters at a recent pedagogy workshop encouraging...
by Byron Schlomach | Jun 30, 2021 | Blog
Gratiis – Latin word meaning “for thanks” and often contracted to “gratis,” meaning “without recompense, for nothing.” Roots for “gratitude,” “grace,” and “gracious.” Pushing for positive change, for justice where it has long been compromised, for right where wrong...
