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
Culture
In $11.3M federal fund maneuver, Planned Parenthood services expand(The Center Square) – Tennessee and Oklahoma will receive a combined $11.3 million in federal Title X money in a workaround after the states were denied that money earlier… Read More
Christian Schools
Oklahoma education department files motion to dismiss lawsuit against nation’s first-ever religious charter schoolThe battle over the legality of a Catholic charter school continues in Oklahoma, as top education officials in its support recently filed for the pending lawsuit to be dismissed. Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma school board defends elementary school principal over drag queen side-gig, previous child porn chargesA school board in Oklahoma is defending an elementary school principal who moonlights as a drag queen and faced child pornography charges 20 years ago. The details of… Read More
Public Education
Drag queen arrested on child porn charges hires fellow performer as kindergarten classroom assistant(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Western Heights Public School District in Oklahoma has reportedly hired a drag queen known as Carmen Deveraux, who works at Oklahoma City night club… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma partnering with PragerU to provide American history and values curricula for public schoolsThe Oklahoma State Department of Education is partnering with the conservative educational organization PragerU to offer resources to public school students. “I am thrilled to announce this partnership… Read More
Christian Schools
Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters defends nation’s first religious charter schoolOklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters penned a defense of America’s first-ever religious charter school, which is currently being sued by anti-religious groups. Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma education board accredits Tulsa Public School with conditions(The Center Square) – The Oklahoma State Board of Education agreed to accredit Tulsa Public Schools with deficiencies Wednesday and asked schools to examine policies dealing with pronoun use… Read More
Gender, Missouri, Uncategorized
Missouri law banning trans procedures on kids is ‘about protecting children,’ says AG after defending it in key court hearingA girl named Chloe testified she still bleeds every day after her transgender double mastectomy four years ago at 15. Another girl, Zoe, testified she wanted the procedure but… Read More
Government
National library organization works to kill anti-porn legislation(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The American Library Association (ALA), the nation’s largest library organization, is encouraging grassroots members to kill legislation that would prohibit librarians from distributing sexually… Read More
Christian Schools
Anti-religious groups file lawsuit against Oklahoma’s historic religious charter schoolAmerica’s first ever religious charter school is being taken to court by two liberal organizations in what Oklahoma’s top education official calls “religious persecution.” The American Civil Liberties… Read More
Culture
Republican governor signs executive order to define the words ‘woman’ and ‘female’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma signed an executive order Tuesday to define the words “woman,” “mother,” and “female,” according to a press release. Read More
Opinion
Is Oklahoma AG Drummond’s ‘mayday’ over a Catholic charter school a politically motivated false alarm?The legality of religious charter schools may be unsettled by the courts, but not for Oklahoma’s attorney general, who is peddling his opposition far and wide in what may… Read More
Public Education
New Oklahoma laws take effect, marking significant change to public schoolsMore than 50 new Oklahoma state laws took effect July 1, including changes to public schools’ safety and security. Under Senate Bill 100, over… Read More
Culture
AG’s office: Oklahoma’s 110-year old abortion law still stands(The Center Square) – Despite the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s ruling on Wednesday striking down two abortion laws, a 1910 law outlawing abortion still stands, according to the Oklahoma Attorney… Read More
Culture
Oklahoma Sooners softball team boldly shares faith on way to record 48 straight winsThe Oklahoma Sooners softball team got its 48th straight win in speculator fashion, but coaches and players are giving God the glory for the feat. Facing off against… Read More
Government
Oklahoma enacts universal school choice(The Center Square) – Gov. Kevin Stitt signed private and homeschool tax credits Thursday that was praised by some and called a “voucher scheme” by others. “School choice… Read More
Government
Oklahoma lawmakers pass teacher pay raises, school safety measures(The Center Square) – Oklahoma teachers will see raises between $3,000 and $6,000, depending on experience, as part of an education package approved by lawmakers by lawmakers on Friday. Read More