Culture
OK lawmakers approve prohibition on ARPA funds for children’s gender reassignment(The Center Square) – Democrats and Republicans voted against a bill that would allocate nearly $109 million for health care after lawmakers inserted a provision that would have banned… Read More
Public Education
Hofmeister asks for $310 million for Oklahoma teacher pay raises(The Center Square) – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister said she would ask the state’s education board for $310 million for teacher pay raises when they meet on… Read More
Courts
Hutchinson: Proposed Title IX changes violate Arkansas law, bad for girls sports(The Center Square) – Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday a proposed change to the Title IX rule would “undermine” girls sports and “violate the letter of Title IX itself.”… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma sued over transgender bathroom law that restricts access according to birth sex(The Center Square) – Three transgender students are suing Oklahoma over a law that requires them to use bathrooms based on the sex listed on their birth certificates. Read More
Public Education
How will Oklahoma spend its $17M in unused pandemic education funds?(The Center Square) – More than $17 million of unused pandemic relief funds for education administered through the Oklahoma governor’s office sits unused, while the Oklahoma State Department of… Read More