Camille Landry is a writer, activist, and social justice advocate who lives in Oklahoma City. This post is part of our “Neglected Oklahoma” series, which tells the stories of Oklahomans in situations where the basic necessities of life are hard…
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Gene Perry
December 10, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
The debate over Oklahoma’s A-F grading system has in large part centered on a debate over the effects of poverty on student performance. Whatever you think about how much we can expect schools to overcome the effects of poverty, one…
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In the 30 years since HIV/AIDS exploded into public consciousness in the 1980s, considerable progress has been made. Rates of infection and death related to HIV/AIDS have declined to well below peak levels—the number of new diagnoses each year are…
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December 3, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Mark Funkhouser, a former Kansas City mayor and auditor, is the director of the Governing Institute, where this post originally appeared. It is reposted with permission.
Inequality of wealth and income in the United States is as high as it…
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On December 10, the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) will host Deborah G. Smith of OKDHS’s Child Welfare Services for her lecture “Child Welfare Services: Pinnacle Plan Implementation” as part of its Policy & Practice lecture series. The Pinnacle…
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