Courts
Oklahoma school district and coach faces lawsuit over alleged abuse and toxic cultureA federal lawsuit was filed last week against an Oklahoma school district and football coach, who has been accused of inappropriate and abusive behavior. More than half a… Read More
Public Education
Walters says Oklahoma will end relationships with ‘anti-parent’ outside groups(The Center Square) – Oklahoma’s State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters said Wednesday he is ending the department’s relationships with at least three organizations he said push an… Read More
Courts
Groups oppose Oklahoma AG’s suit against virtual charter school board(The Center Square) – A lawsuit filed by Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond opposing a virtual religious charter school discriminates against minority religions, according to an amicus brief filed… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma state superintendent’s proposal would keep drag queens and discriminatory diversity programs out of classrooms(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Oklahoma’s top education official will propose rules on Thursday that will eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, prevent drag queen performers from becoming… Read More
Christian Schools
Five private schools sue Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association over competition rulesFive Oklahoma City private schools are suing the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) over a new rule they deem unconstitutional. The lawsuit, filed… Read More
Culture
Equal opportunity, not equal outcomes: Gov. Stitt bans DEI at Oklahoma universitiesOklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed an executive order Wednesday restricting DEI activity in higher education. “In Oklahoma, we’re going to encourage equal opportunity, rather than promising equal outcomes,”… Read More
Courts
Taxpayers’ dollars being used to right an Oklahoma school district’s wrongs in hazing caseResidents in an Oklahoma school district are facing a 12% tax hike after a school district “dropped the ball” and settled a doomed hazing lawsuit. “The citizens… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma school choice program opens, receives over 30K applications in 90 minutesWhen enrollment opened last week for Oklahoma’s new school choice program, it only took 90 minutes for more than 30,000 applications to pour in. The Oklahoma Parental Choice… Read More
Courts
WILL files amicus brief in support of Oklahoma’s Catholic charter schoolThe Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty filed an amicus brief in support of the nation’s first-ever religious charter school, which is facing a legal challenge. Ever since… Read More
Public Education
New report outlines advantages of Oklahoma’s universal education tax credit programOklahoma is taking education freedom to a new level by reimagining universal school choice as a tax credit, and a new report explains the advantages. The… Read More
Public Education
‘I will not stand for it’: Oklahoma’s top ed official condemns school district suspected of dodging parental notice policyOklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters voiced strong criticism of a school district he suspects is trying to bypass a state policy requiring parental notification for kids’ gender… Read More
Public Education
Expert says Oklahoma textbook market needs to stop following California modelsWith news several textbook publishers have withdrawn from Oklahoma over new, stricter standards, one expert says it’s time the textbook publishers catch-up to needed reforms. “We’re going to… Read More
Public Education
Walters says Oklahoma education department is developing discipline policies(The Center Square) – Oklahoma’s Superintendent of Instruction said he will be creating guidelines for every district on discipline. “You can go across the state and hear stories… Read More
Courts
Oklahoma governor slams AG’s lawsuit fighting funds for nation’s first religious charter school(The Daily Signal) – Republican Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is criticizing a lawsuit filed by his state’s attorney general against the nation’s first religious charter school as a “political… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma lawmaker says DEI is destroying higher education(The Center Square) – Oklahoma’s universities spend millions on diversity, equity, and inclusion requirements, and one lawmaker said he wants to do something about it. Sen. Rob Standridge,… Read More
Courts
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond sues state charter school board(The Center Square) – Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond said the approval of a Catholic charter school by the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board violates the U.S. Constitution. Read More
Christian Schools
Red state board approves contract for first religious charter school(The Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board approved a contract Monday for the country’s first religious charter school, according to The Washington Post. Read More
Courts
Court upholds Oklahoma ban on gender transitions for minors(The Center Square) – Restricting doctors and hospitals from providing gender transition treatments for minors in Oklahoma has been upheld by a federal judge. Senate Bill 613, passed… Read More
Public Education
Proposed bureaucratic tax rules threaten the success of school choice program in OklahomaThe public has an opportunity to weigh in with the Oklahoma Tax Commission (OTC) about its proposed rules for the state’s new school choice scholarship program. Under the… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma school district under scrutiny for elementary principal who moonlights as a drag queenThe Oklahoma State Department of Education is investigating a school district “based on concerns over the district’s hiring practices as well as the use of taxpayer money on drag… Read More