Oklahoma Republican Wants to Deputize Private Citizens to Sue School Districts
There seems to be no bottom to “how far can Republicans fall?” Fall from common sense, fall from civic duty, fall from intelligent decision-making? Texas...
Category : Oklahoma
Oklahoma: 6th Grade Boy Saves Two Lives in One Day
Davyon Johnson, a sixth-grader in the MuskogeePublic Schools saved two lives in one day. In the morning, he performed the Heimlich maneuver on a classmate...
John Thompson: The Ordeal of Julius Jones in Oklahoma
You may recall that a young Black man named Julius Jones was sentenced to death for murder in Oklahoma. He insisted on his innocence, and...
Oklahoma: Gov. Stitt Commutes Death Sentence of Julius Jones
You probably have seen the news. Governor Stitt released the following statement regarding his decision: “After prayerful consideration and reviewing materials presented by all sides...
Oklahoma: Is Gov. Stitt Pro-Life or Pro-Death?
At 4 pm today, Julius Jones will be executed unless Governor Kevin Stitt commutes his sentence. Jones insists he is innocent. The state parole board...
John Thompson: Oklahoma Educators Go Meek Against State Mandates Banning Masks
Historian and former teacher John Thompson sat in on three different panels about the reopening of schools. He heard the concerns of leading educators and...
Oklahoma: Epic Virtual Charter Severs Ties to Co-Founders’ For-Profit Firm After Paying Them Millions
After a scathing state audit of its finances, the EPIC virtual charter school cut its ties to the school’s for-profit co-founders. The governing board of...
John Thompson: How Corporate Reform Devastated My School
John Thompson is an historian and a retired teacher in Oklahoma. He wrote this piece for the blog at my request. In 2006, our John...
Oklahoma: A Sick Joke on the Public
You may recall that the Oklahoma State Board of Education recently voted 4-3 to allow charter schools to share in local tax revenues, over the...