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Why charter schools get an outsize share of mid-year State Aid funding (Guest Post: Shannon Meeks)

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Shannon Meeks is the Chief Financial Officer for Putnam City Schools. Each year in late December, state aid payments to public schools are adjusted based on changes in student enrollment and local tax revenues during the first part of the… Read more

New charter schools take on thorny challenge of educating troubled youth (Capitol Updates)

Posted on by Steve Lewis
Steve Lewis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1989-1991. He currently practices law in Tulsa and represents clients at the Capitol. You can sign up on his website to receive the Capitol Updates newsletter by email.… Read more

In The Know: U.S. Supreme Court taking up Oklahoma Catholic charter school case | State superintendent endorses immigration raids in schools | Indigenous people being questioned, detained during immigration sweeps

Posted on by Dave Hamby
In The Know is your daily briefing on Oklahoma policy-related news. OK Policy encourages the support of Oklahoma’s state and local media, which are vital to an informed citizenry. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the… Read more

In The Know: New report reveals dark truth about Indian boarding schools in Oklahoma, calls for official apology | Board ignores state’s high court ruling on Catholic charter, A.G. seeks contempt citation | Is Oklahoma’s minimum wage enough to live on? | Fall interim studies assigned to committees

Posted on by Annie Taylor
In The Know is your daily briefing on Oklahoma policy-related news. OK Policy encourages the support of Oklahoma’s state and local media, which are vital to an informed citizenry. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the… Read more

In The Know: New Oklahoma school board takes over charter oversight, Catholic school Court order | How Indigenous Oklahomans are leading movement to improve 2SLGBTQ youth well-being | What are community schools?

Posted on by Kandis West
In The Know is your daily briefing on Oklahoma policy-related news. OK Policy encourages the support of Oklahoma’s state and local media, which are vital to an informed citizenry. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the… Read more

In The Know: Schools band together against charter school funding proposal | HB2041 is costly, poorly targeted tax cut | More

Posted on by Jessica Vazquez
Oklahoma public school districts band together to fight charter school funding equalization; Legislation to negate state school board decision would send medical marijuana money to some charter schools; Oklahoma will see a jump in COVID-19 cases and deaths reported Wednesday — here's why;

In The Know: Technical issues impact virus count | Parent concerns drive Epic Virtual Charter growth | Education advocates outraged over CARES dollars for private schools

Posted on by Dave Hamby
Technical issues behind recent reports of fewer new coronavirus cases in Oklahoma, state says; As districts work to reopen, parents flee to virtual schools; Education advocates pan Stitt’s private school funding plan; ‘A very dark feeling’: Hundreds camp out in Oklahoma unemployment lines.

In The Know: Oklahoma’s fertility rate continues to decline, report finds | The man who brought you Trump Bibles in schools is truly back at it again | Highway Patrol withdrawal sparks legal and legislative pushback

Posted on by Kati Malicoate
In The Know is your daily briefing on Oklahoma policy-related news. OK Policy encourages the support of Oklahoma’s state and local media, which are vital to an informed citizenry. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the… Read more

In The Know: Parents, faith leaders drop lawsuit over Catholic charter school | Oklahoma Policy Institute weighs in on Ryan Walter’s school lunch mandate | Oklahoma shouldn’t allow private prisons to reopen as immigration detention centers

Posted on by Kati Malicoate
In The Know is your daily briefing on Oklahoma policy-related news. OK Policy encourages the support of Oklahoma’s state and local media, which are vital to an informed citizenry. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the… Read more