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The Real Problem with School Choice

By Jonathan Bartlett

Analysis: “School Choice” is the modern name for school vouchers.  Essentially, the idea is that money for schooling should follow a student wherever they go.  If they go to public school – great!  The public school gets the money.  But it is also fine if they go to a private school.  The private school will just get the money that would have gone to the public school.

Once upon a time I was in favor of this, and there are a lot of conservatives who favor this approach for a number of reasons.  I will also say that most of the criticisms of School Choice being brought out by either the public or the public school system almost completely miss the mark and misunderstand what is happening and what the goal is.  However, there is a deeper criticism of School Choice that I have come to recognize. 

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Sup. Walters Launches Tutoring Investment

By Staff Report

Superintendent Ryan Walters announced a 3,000,000 dollar investment Thursday in high-impact tutoring programs across Oklahoma, designed to accelerate student learning and literacy in both urban and rural school districts. The initiative focuses on providing students with research-based, small-group tutoring aligned with the Science of Reading and the Oklahoma Academic Standards.

“The national decline is unlike anything we have seen. Literacy is the foundation for everything our students learn, the bottom line is: if you can’t read you can’t be successful,” said Superintendent Walters. “By investing in targeted tutoring, we are giving Oklahoma students the tools they need to succeed in school, in their careers, and in life. This is about results, accountability, and making sure every child has the opportunity to thrive.”

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Tulsa Educator’s Innovation Wins Grant

By David Arnett

Jesse Wren, a teacher at Riverfield Country Day School in Tulsa, has received a $2,000 grant as part of the Voya Financial, Inc.’s 2025 Unsung Heroes awards competition. Wren is the only winner in the entire state of Oklahoma and is one of only 50 winning submissions to receive the award to help fund and bring his program to life. Selected from the hundreds of applications Voya , a leading provider of retirement plans for educators, received from throughout the United States, Wren will now compete with other finalists for one of the top three prizes — an additional $5,000 for third place, $10,000 for second place or $25,000 for first place from Voya Financial.  

Jesse Wren, Riverfield Country Day School, Tulsa
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Tulsa Educator Honored for STEM

By David Arnett

Washington D.C. – The Society for Science has selected 70 extraordinary educators for its 2025–2026 Advocate Program. This program provides training, stipends and year-round support to mentors assisting students to enter science fairs and other research competitions.

Dr. Abraham Kamara from Tulsa Public Schools has been selected for the Society’s 2025–2026 Advocate Program. This year the program is providing a total of $228,000 to support mentorship of students in STEM research and competitions.

Dr. Kamara is a dedicated STEM educator and program leader with over 23 years of experience in both Africa and the United States. He currently leads the award-winning STEM program at Memorial Middle School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where his students have earned national and international recognition in robotics and engineering competitions.

Dr. Abraham Kamara
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Public School Parent Warning Part 2

By Deborah Campbell

Editor’s Note: This story has expanded from when we first published it in June of this year. Additional warnings have been included. Parental concerns have grown as the school systems in Oklahoma hide information and presume even more authority over the precious young lives in their part-time care. Leftists hate the sovereign family.

Parents, please proceed with caution when the Oklahoma K-12 schools reconvene for the 2025-2026 school year in August. In June 2025, the Oklahoma State Superintendent of Instruction Ryan Walters, the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE), and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) completed the unlawful expansion of school-based services, into Medicaid healthcare clinics, for ALL students. Public School based primary healthcare is not education. This merging of public schools with healthcare circumvents parental supervision and potentially puts big pharma solutions on behavioral issues and alternative lifestyle choices in the hands of government bureaucrats with parents clueless.

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