Monday, October 15, 2018

Percentage drop in paroles in Oklahoma, from 1,252 in 2008 to 291 in 2017.

[Oklahoma Department of Corrections]

Friday, October 12, 2018

Percentage of Oklahoma’s undergraduate students who attend a public college or university.

[U.S. Census 2017 American Community Survey]

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Projected increase in Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries jobs in Oklahoma from 2016 to 2026.

[Oklahoma Employment Security Commission]

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Number of craft beer breweries in Oklahoma in 2016, up from 4 in 2012.

[U.S. Census]

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Share of children of young parents in Oklahoma living in low-income families. The US average is 69%.

[Annie E. Casey Foundation]

Monday, October 8, 2018

Oklahoma 2017-2018 charter school student enrollment growth. Nationally, charter school enrollment grew by 5%.

[National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Estimated Public Charter School Enrollment 2017-2018]

Friday, October 5, 2018

How much Oklahoma’s per-student state funding for higher education decreased from 2008 to 2018, after inflation, the 4th largest cuts in the U.S.

[Center on Budget and Policy Priorities]

Thursday, October 4, 2018

Chronic absence rate for Oklahoma students in the 2015-16 school year, below the national average of 15.5%.

[The Hamilton Project]

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Percentage increase in general fund spending on Oklahoma corrections since 1987

[ACLU 50 State Blueprint]

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Oklahoma’s national ranking for greatest number of instructional days lost due to out-of-school suspension for black students in 2015-2016, at 93 days of instruction lost per 100 students.

[The Center for Civil Rights Remedies and ACLU report]