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Gene Perry
February 28, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
In 2011, Oklahoma amended the Reading Sufficiency Act (RSA) to ban social promotion (promoting a child based on age rather than academic achievement). The new law requires schools to retain students who do not pass a reading test and do…
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Gene Perry
February 27, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
In a recent blog post, we took issue with claims about state spending made by the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs. The post pointed out that OCPA left out important facts – namely that nominal spending numbers are meaningless without…
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A number of bills targeting safety net assistance to Oklahoma’s poorest families were filed this session. Some…
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By:
David Blatt
February 26, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
In her 2013 State of the State address, Governor Mary Fallin reiterated her opposition to accepting federal dollars to provide coverage to uninsured Oklahomans through Medicaid, as provided under the Affordable Care Act. In states that extend Medicaid, the federal…
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Guest
February 25, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Paul Shinn is Public Policy Analyst for CAP Tulsa, which helps families succeed through early childhood education and other support programs. He can be reached at pshinn@captc.org
Earlier this month a House committee passed HB 1063, which would suspend most…
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By:
Kate Richey
February 24, 2013 // Updated: July 25, 2015
The Sunday Weekly Wonk is a summary of Oklahoma Policy Institute’s events, publications, blog posts, and coverage. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In The Know. Click here to subscribe to In The…
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By:
Kate Richey
February 22, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
The Oklahoma Center for Community and Justice will be hosting Ourtown Institute, an interactive retreat for adults to build skills to promote effective communication on issues of diversity and inclusion, April 17-19, 2013.
Participants increase their ability to cross intergroup…
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By:
Guest
February 21, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
John Henning Schumann, a writer and doctor in Tulsa, runs the Internal Medicine residency at the University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine. An earlier version of this post ran on his Glass Hospital blog. He is on Twitter @GlassHospital…
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