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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt revealed $382.6 million in education priorities for this legislative session at the State of the State Address Monday, and vouchers are at the top of his wishlist.
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has taken his re-election as a mandate from conservative voters: grow school choice, cut taxes and ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors.
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The episode features reports on the history of school choice, a study looking into the long term effects of COVID-19 and the escalation in anti-Asian language, violence, and hate crimes in the country.
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Although Senate Bill 1647 failed, the ideas it contained are unlikely to go away this year or in the future.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics discusses the Oklahoma Senate failing to pass a school voucher bill authored by the President Pro Tem and championed by Gov. Kevin Stitt, deadline week for legislation to get out of its chamber of origin and a former Teacher of the Year entering the race as a Democrat for State Superintendent.
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A school voucher bill narrowly failed late Wednesday night after hours of debate. Senate Bill 1647 would have allocated more than $128 million to private school scholarships and educational services for families.
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Oklahoma students weren’t the only ones to get a Spring Break last week. Lawmakers only met two days during the week off for students.
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StateImpact Oklahoma spent time talking with families and educators in Sulphur to learn what school choice looks like in a rural community.
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Last week, Oklahoma state senators braced for a debate on a school voucher bill that never came. Despite that, lawmakers did pass a litany of education bills through their chambers of origin.
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A survey commissioned by Oklahoma educators and conducted by a Virginia pollster found that Oklahoma voters are opposed to school voucher measures like one currently being debated in the legislature.