By: Kate Richey
February 2, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
At a time when seemingly endless budget cuts are squeezing our public schools to the breaking point, the Coalition for Community Schools continues to advance a rich and comprehensive approach to education. Their vision is one in which schools are… Read more [More...]
In The Know is a daily synopsis of Oklahoma policy-related news and blogs. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. E-mail your suggestions for In The Know items to gperry@okpolicy.org. You can sign… Read more [More...]
By: Kate Richey
January 31, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
In Oklahoma, more than one in four households are “asset poor,” meaning they have little or no financial cushion to rely on if unemployment or another emergency leads to a loss of income, according to a report released today by… Read more [More...]
By: Kate Richey
January 27, 2012 // Updated: July 25, 2015
What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk is dedicated to this week’s events, publications, and blog posts.
This week OK Policy explained what federal budget cuts could mean for Oklahoma. Doug Hall of the Economic Policy… Read more [More...]
By: Kate Richey
January 26, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
These comments were excerpted from a speech by Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley to a plenary session of an annual healthcare conference hosted by FamiliesUSA.
Our country is now poised through the Affordable Care Act to help millions of American families… Read more [More...]
By: Kate Richey
January 23, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Oklahoma State University, a consortium partner of the Oklahoma Geriatrics Education Center (OKGEC), is hosting the first annual grandparenting workshop, titled “Linking Gerontology and Geriatrics – Grandparent Rearing Grandchildren: Expectations and Experience” on February 18, 2012. The workshop will: (a)… Read more [More...]
In The Know is a daily synopsis of Oklahoma policy-related news and blogs. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. E-mail your suggestions for In The Know items to gperry@okpolicy.org. You can sign… Read more [More...]
By: Kate Richey
January 17, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Our health care system is experiencing an unprecedented period of upheaval. Decades of rising costs, an ever-increasing share of citizens without insurance, and an aging baby boom generation are putting immense pressure on payers, providers, and patients alike. A new… Read more [More...]
By: Kate Richey
January 13, 2012 // Updated: July 25, 2015
What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk is dedicated to this week’s events, publications, and blog posts.
This week OK Policy released a new fact sheet analyzing a tax reform task force’s proposal to cut the… Read more [More...]
In The Know is a daily synopsis of Oklahoma policy-related news and blogs. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. E-mail your suggestions for In The Know items to krichey@okpolicy.org. You can sign… Read more [More...]