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Weekly Wonk: Lawmakers must build on justice reforms | What are community schools? | Oklahoma needs bold leadership

July 13, 2024 // Updated: July 13, 2024

What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk shares our most recent publications and other resources to help you stay informed about Oklahoma. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In The Know. Click here to subscribe to In The Know. This Week from OK Policy

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Lawmakers must build on criminal justice reforms, not tear them down (Legislative Wrap-Up)

July 9, 2024 // Updated: July 9, 2024

While the Oklahoma Legislature passed some important measures in 2024, there were also disconcerting attempts to undo years of improvements. Some of these harmful measures were stopped, but many positive changes also failed to progress. If Oklahoma truly wants an effective criminal justice system, legislators must protect and build on the progress made over the years.

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What are community schools? (Capitol Update)

// Updated: July 9, 2024

Community schools represent a place-based strategy in which schools partner with community agencies and allocate resources to provide an integrated focus on academics, health and social services, youth and community development, and community engagement.

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