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3 days ago

The U.S. Department of War has ordered 30 domestic universities, including Oklahoma State University and Northeastern State University, to conduct comprehensive reviews of academic, financial, and research relationships with foreign entities identified as posing potential national-security concerns. ocpathink.org/post/independe…

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3 days ago

Read more about third-grade retention laws in other states: ocpathink.org/post/independe…

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4 days ago

A newly released U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report has identified OU Physicians-Tulsa among health-care providers whose insurance claims for puberty blockers warrant further review. The University of Oklahoma said OU Physicians-Tulsa complies with Oklahoma law and will fully cooperate with any review. ocpathink.org/post/independe…

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4 days ago

Oklahoma public schools received an average of $15,111 in revenue per student during the 2024-2025 school year. That’s more than the tuition charged by at least 80% of Oklahoma private schools. ocpathink.org/post/independe…

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5 days ago

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6 days ago

Arkansas' much-heralded Medicaid expansion experienced major cost overruns from the outset, drove up insurance premiums, failed to improve health outcomes, and left the state with dwindling insurer participation. ocpathink.org/post/analysis/…

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6 days ago

“Churches have new opportunities to do something about what they see, particularly by leveraging school choice programs.” christianitytoday.com/2026/08/why-th…

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“Several factors contribute to Oklahoma’s completely unacceptable ranking for public education. The lack of local leadership is among them.” journalrecord.com/2026/08/13/okl…

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A new report raises questions about whether Oklahoma’s education system has a funding problem or a spending problem, particularly as school districts accumulate large reserves. ocpathink.org/post/independe…

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a week ago

Indiana’s improving literacy rates offer Oklahoma another example of how early intervention and third-grade retention can help struggling readers while underscoring the depth of Oklahoma’s own reading crisis. ocpathink.org/post/independe…

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2 weeks ago

Oklahoma City’s struggling streetcar system raises important questions about the proposed ONE Transit passenger rail system connecting Edmond, Oklahoma City, and Norman. ocpathink.org/post/independe…

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2 weeks ago

“Nicole Duncan, a single mother of two living in a Tulsa suburb . . . received the maximum $7,500 credit, allowing Duncan to shift her daughter from public school to private. ‘I’m going to be out zero dollars for her to go to private school, and she’s receiving a whole lot better education,’ Duncan said. Duncan said her son, who has graduated from public school, faced major challenges starting in sixth grade as things ‘just all started going downhill.’ Today, she said her son likely reads at around a sixth-grade level. ‘My son ended up being one of those public-school statistics,’ Duncan said. ‘They just kept passing him on even though he shouldn’t have been passed.’ Duncan wanted a different path for her daughter, who is six years younger than her son. Duncan recalled telling herself, ‘Once she gets out of elementary, I will figure out a way to put her in private school. I don’t know how I’m going to pay for it, but I’ve got five years to figure that out.’ The Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit program was created in time to help Duncan achieve that goal. When Duncan’s daughter was tested last spring, she performed at an eighth- or ninth-grade level as a sixth-grade student in private school. Those attacking the PCTC program are, ultimately, taking aim at families like Duncan and her children. ‘You’re trying to take a tax credit away from someone like me who wouldn’t be able to put my child in private school and wouldn’t be able to give my child a better education without this tax credit,’ Duncan said. Thanks to examples like the Duncan family, most lawmakers view the program as a success.” Read more: ocpathink.org/post/independe…

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Brandon Dutcher @brandondutcher

2 weeks ago

The NEA found that Oklahoma public schools had revenue of $15,111 per student during the 2024-2025 school year. Is that enough? If not, how much is enough? #okleg #oklaed nea.org/resource-libra…

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2 weeks ago

New research from Wisconsin and Arkansas provides fresh evidence that students using school-choice programs can achieve stronger academic outcomes than comparable students in traditional public schools. ocpathink.org/post/independe…

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2 weeks ago

Voters deserve simple, verifiable elections they can trust, OCPA distinguished fellow Trent England writes in National Review. nationalreview.com/2026/08/the-dn…

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2 weeks ago

Rising energy demand will push electricity prices higher unless America makes it easier to build new energy infrastructure. Sen. Alan Armstrong (R-Okla.) has introduced legislation to increase energy supply, help restrain costs for consumers, and replace regulatory bottlenecks with a more predictable approval process. ocpathink.org/post/analysis/…

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2 weeks ago

“Before Medicaid expansion, Arkansas’s health outcomes were ranked among the bottom 10 states nationwide. After Medicaid expansion, they remained there.” journalrecord.com/2026/08/06/fre…

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2 weeks ago

The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has overturned the conviction of a man who spent roughly 15 months in prison for posting a YouTube video. The OCPA Center for Law & Liberty filed an amicus brief supporting the appeal, and the court echoed many of OCPA’s constitutional arguments. ocpathink.org/post/analysis/…

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2 weeks ago

A new National Bureau of Economic Research working paper suggests employers place similar value on bachelor's degrees earned at community colleges and those earned at traditional four-year universities. ocpathink.org/post/independe…