by Mike Davis | May 17, 2021 | Blog
What would a grand jury know about school funding? What an odd question. One might as well ask what an elephant knows about landing on the moon. The two have nothing to do with each other. Unfortunately, the question is far more relevant than it ought to be. Earlier...
by Byron Schlomach | May 12, 2021 | Blog
Well before Governor Stitt signed it into law last week, Oklahoma’s House Bill 1775 was controversial. The Oklahoma PTA (parent-teacher association) urged the bill’s veto, as did “[d]istrict leaders from Millwood to Mid-Del to Oklahoma City Public schools.” The chair...
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 Byron Schlomach | Apr 19, 2021 | Blog
To recieve notifications when we post new content, click here. From 2001 to 2010, the population of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area (OKC MSA) grew by 150,000. From 2010 to 2019, the population of the OKC MSA grew by almost exactly the same number of...
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...
