Saturday, February 28, 2009
The audacity of hype
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In a letter to the editor in today's Tulsa World , Tom McAlevey of Tulsa reminds Sandy Garrett that throwing more money at the failed s...
Friday, February 27, 2009
Garrett wants stimulus money for status quo
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Here's the lede from a story the Associated Press moved yesterday: TULSA, Okla. (AP) - State education officials hope to use funds from...
Thursday, February 26, 2009
More tax-funded advocacy
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The taxpayer-funded superintendent of the Duncan Public Schools is misinformed about school choice. I correct the record here .
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
I trust those are snicker quotes, Jim
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The Tulsa World 's Jim Myers reports that Oklahoma State Superintendent Sandy Garrett said Wednesday that funds in President Obama’s ec...
Talk is cheap
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"Oklahomans may soon be able to get specialty license plates inscribed with 'In God We Trust,'" the Tulsa World reports ...
Educator-misconduct watch
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"An Owasso High School music teacher who is accused of sexually assaulting a student surrendered to authorities Tuesday night," Th...
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Sunday, February 22, 2009
Boren laments civic illiteracy
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In a speech Saturday night at Mount Vernon, University of Oklahoma president David Boren "urged a renewed national focus on the teachin...
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Another day at the office
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A former Oklahoma City high school teacher who had a sexual relationship with an underage student was sentenced this week to 476 years in pr...
School choice picking up steam
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"In 2009, more American children than ever are benefiting from school choice," write Heritage Foundation researchers Dan Lips and...
Friday, February 20, 2009
School choice stimulus
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The Associated Press reports that the federal "stimulus" package may include up to $339 million for Pell Grants in Oklahoma.
State Senate passes school choice tax credit
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Despite facing a budget gap of $767 million, the state Senate yesterday passed legislation creating a $5 million scholarship tax credit prog...
Heritage Foundation: Homeschoolers save taxpayers billions
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"Now is a good time for policymakers to appreciate the growing homeschooling movement," says Heritage researcher Lindsey Burke.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
School vouchers in Enid!
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According to Shawn Hime, superintendent of the Enid Public Schools, his schools have a voucher system that helps parents purchase shampoo a...
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