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Gene Perry
April 18, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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A breakdown of Oklahoma's school spending by category shows that shuffling dollars around won't fix the funding shortfall. There are simply not enough savings to be found from cutting administration to significantly improve funding for instruction, and even while spending on administration remains low, administrative burdens on schools have increased due to new mandates approved by lawmakers.
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A little over a month ago we alerted readers to a slew of bills targeting safety net assistance programs for the state’s poorest families and most vulnerable residents. Some of those bills have been amended to be less draconian, some…
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Barriers still remain in achieving the real goal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), to get uninsured Americans affordable healthcare coverage. The Supreme Court created one of these barriers when it ruled that the federal government could not force states…
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The Oklahoma Department of Human Service’s Practice and Policy Lecture Series will host our very own policy analyst, Kate Richey, on April 25th to discuss Oklahoma’s racial wealth gap in asset building. The free event will take place from noon…
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Kate Richey
April 12, 2013 // Updated: April 15, 2013
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David Blatt
April 11, 2013 // Updated: April 15, 2013
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Oklahoma Policy Institute is proud to announce that John Feaver of Chickasha and Ann-Clore Duncan of Edmond have joined its Board of Directors.
John Feaver is President of the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (USAO). John joined the…
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Gene Perry
April 10, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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Last week, General Electric announced they would build an energy research center in Oklahoma. The company said it would employ at least 125 people in well-paid, high tech engineering jobs. GE executives said they chose Oklahoma because of proximity to…
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